Your Apple Pencil may not work with iPad if you do “this”

financialexpress.com:

If you ever, for that tiny fraction of a second, come across a situation where you broke your iPhone or MacBook, Apple has you covered. In place of sending your device for repair, Apple has a provision of Self Service Repair that allows the user to follow certain steps and get their device fixed. But there might be some issues with fixing your iPad (and perhaps cutting some corners).

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Your Apple Pencil might not work properly if you replace the screen on your iPad Pro with a screen from another iPad or a non-original Apple component. According to Forbes, a repair specialist claims that Apple has integrated a function from its iPhones into its iPads. This feature is known as serialisation, and this makes it challenging for independent repair providers to swap out broken parts with non-Apple components.

People at times may opt to swap their broken screen with a non-original screen to go a little lighter on their pockets. But the story with the original parts is quite different. Specific chips, which are only compatible with genuine Apple parts, are used to connect the original components to the logic board of the iPhone. Serialisation was first used on iPhones, but it is currently also being utilised on iPad Pro models.

As a result of such a capability, users who cannot afford the original replacement may find themselves deprived of the proper functioning of their device. The fifth and sixth generations of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, as well as the third and fourth generations of the 11-inch iPad Pro, all exhibit the problem of the Apple Pencil failing to draw straight lines on iPad screens. A repair professional found this issue after