Apple Lifts Some Restrictions on iPhone Repairs NYT: Technology By: Tripp Mickle and Brian X. Chen 11 April 2024 at 17:36 This fall, the company will begin allowing customers to replace broken parts with used iPhone components without its previous software limits. Β© Ulysses Ortega for The New York TimesAppleβs new policy will remove the repair restrictions for the iPhone 15, which it released last year.