iFixit reverses praise on iPhone 14's easy repairs due to excessive parts signing

iFixit has downgraded its 7/10 repairability score for the iPhone 14 down to 4/10. While they were initially excited about the fresh design on the iPhone 14 (not the Pro, just the iPhone 14) that made DIY repairs much easier, they've now realised it only makes the device's internals easier to replace, not actually repair, due to Apple's use of parts signing. This is a process where if you take the camera from one phone with a broken screen for example and pop it in another phone that needs a working camera, you can't do this because the parts are locked to the original phone and when you boot up the device, will throw a warning about not using genuine parts and block the use of the replaced part. It makes it impossible for independent repair shops and individuals to scavenge parts from other broken devices.