"Oregon's Right to Repair Law Forces Apple to Rethink iPhone 16 Design"
TL;DR
Apple will need to reconsider the design of its future iPhones to comply with Oregon's new right-to-repair law, which bans the practice of parts pairing. This law, effective from January 1, 2025, aims to make it easier for device owners and independent repair shops to fix consumer electronics. Apple's use of parts pairing in its products has been criticized, and the company may have to change its policy in response to this legislation. The impact on current and future devices, as well as Apple's response, will be closely watched in the technology industry.
- Apple Will Have To ‘Rethink’ iPhone 16 Design After New Oregon Repair Law Forbes
- Right to Repair Act signed into Oregon law KGW.com
- Gov. Kotek signs Right to Repair into Law KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2
- Gov. Kotek signs Oregon's 'Right to Repair' bill into law; Consumer Reports is among those cheering KTVZ
- With Kotek’s signature, Oregon now has one of the nation’s strongest ‘right to repair’ laws Oregon Public Broadcasting
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