Fast forward a few days and iFixIt received a letter from Apple stating its developer account had been banned for violating the company’s terms and conditions. Even though the iOS iFixit app was outdated and a bit cumbersome to use, iOS users appreciated the opportunity of learning about their smartphones, their hardware, value, how they work and the specifics of each component withn their new phones. Apple gave iFixit, a well-documented compendium for Apple repairs, developer models for the Apple TV and Siri Remote. The crew at iFixit used its developer account to source the hardware, and threw caution to the wind.
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iFixit has just posted another detailed teardown of an Apple device.
Apple did not respond to PCMag’s request for comment. What he’s upset – or at least confused about – is why Apple would’ve sent a new Apple TV to iFixit if they really didn’t want it torn down.
Live and learn.With the iFixit app removed from the Apple Store, iFixit is instead planning to revamp its mobile website and does not have plans to rewrite the app. The decision to focus on the iFixit mobile site came before the app was pulled by Apple, so it was not a huge loss to iFixit.
“We’re a teardown and fix company; teardowns are in our DNA-and nothing makes us happier than figuring out what makes these gadgets tick”, CEO Kyle Wiens wrote in a blog post.
The company deliberately violated the terms as it admits in its blog that it “weighed the risks, blithely tossed those risks over our shoulder, and tore down the Apple TV anyway”.
That’s exactly what iFixit did with the new Apple TV.
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