SO. MUCH. THIS.

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    1 year ago

    This 100% since my screen has a small crack in the corner, I need a new screen just to get to the battery.

    Because of this they want me to leave my phone with them for up to 30 days while they order the parts. It’s an iPhone XR. How can they not have parts?

    I know it’s because apple makes it difficult on purpose.

    Also there are not Apple Store in the country where I live, so I have to go through an authorized provider.

    I’ll get a 15, but then I’m taking this phone to an unofficial repair shop to get it fixed up for cheap.

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        1 year ago

        There are a few reasons like their extended software support and their built in text recognition and translation features.

        I don’t live in my home country and this is very very useful.

        Since everyone in America uses iOS and iMessage only, I’m kinda locked into iMessage for communications.

        I know there are other messaging apps, but no one has any of them. There are people I communicate with just a few times a year and I can’t ask them to download an app just to occasionally chat or catch up.

        I also use very few google services. In fact if you don’t count invidious I only have a gmail account which I use for no personal stuff like Netflix accounts and stuff.