[sneeze-slayer]

I think the point is that an unsuspecting buyer of, e.g. a screen replacement, could end up going to a shady repair shop that uses stolen parts, sees the message once, clicks "OK", and moves on. The reasoning being that this scenario would cause some demand for black market parts.

The suggestion from OP whereby the seller of a used phone logs in and "unpairs" the parts could avoid this, unless a robber forces you to do it under duress.

[UseStrict]

Apple could just unpair parts when the phone itself is reset/deactivated. And new genuine Apple parts could at least have a one-time automatic pairing when signing in with your Apple ID.

Stolen phone? The phone is still activated, part can't pair with new phone. Not perfect, but at least somewhat less anti-consumer.

[londons_explore]

But if that were the case, there would be plenty of people willing to sell you a refurbished screen for your 2 year old iphone for $100.

By restricting the reuse of parts, when you crack the screen of your old phone, you are faced with a $500 repair bill, and decide to just pay your phone company $50/month for a new contract that comes with a new phone.

[red_trumpet]

> unless a robber forces you to do it under duress.

Isn't that possible with the full iPhone atm?

[i_love_cookies]

Yes, it's actually made phone theft even worse as a victim. instead of running with the device muggers are demanding pin's and passcodes at gun/knife point

it's resulted in a few deaths in chicago at least

[amluto]

I think you’re misunderstanding. The user who previously owned the part would need to unpair it.

[eptcyka]

New owners wouldn't OK a stolen part, the part would have to unpaired from the Apple account (on device or online) from the previous owner first.