Why are we still fighting smartphone bloatware in 2025? - eviltoast
  • Infomatics90@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    fixing phones is the biggest scam ever. once you open the phone you are always going to have problems with the phone. they are not made to be opened and repaired.

    • RaccoonBall@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      As much as I hate this saying, it sounds like a skill issue

      I’ve done repairs on all my phones. New buttons, screens, batteries, ports, etc. I’ve never caused an unforeseen new issue by doing so.

      • Infomatics90@lemmy.ca
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        2 days ago

        Its not so much a skill issue, more so phone repair stores are the scams. they break stuff that wasn’t broken in the first place and get you to come back with the that issue or say it was also broken. Source: used to work in the phone repair industry and knew people who did this on the regular and is a standard.

        • RaccoonBall@lemm.ee
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          1 day ago

          What you describe is literally a skill issue though, if they’re breaking unrelated components.

    • VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 days ago

      Depends on the model, and the manufacturers would certainly prefer you replaced it, but I’ve privately fixed a few phones for friends/family. Fucked up and broke the first one, but the ones after are pretty much all still running without issue.