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Apple Can Now Repair Bottom Microphone on iPhone 15 and 15 Plus

Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers are able to individually repair the bottom-right microphone on the lower-end iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, according to information obtained by MacRumors today from multiple sources.

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The new procedure of replacing this microphone on its own should make these repairs cheaper for customers, and also less wasteful, as part of Apple's focus on environmental responsibility. As for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, and other iPhone models, repairing this microphone still requires replacing the entire mid-frame chassis.

For repairs of all other microphones on iPhones, including next to the earpiece and rear camera, a mid-frame replacement is still required.

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Top Rated Comments

klasma Avatar
33 months ago

How often does the microphone need to be replaced? 🤷‍♂️
On every mic drop.
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Denzo Avatar
33 months ago
Apple charged me $980aud to replace FACE ID on my old iPhone X when it was around 4 years old. A know problem and planned failure point. It was great to see they dropped this to $240 because Apple magically realised they could actually repair it without replacing the whole phone. Such environmentalists.
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
SilenceBroken Avatar
33 months ago
Big victory for bottoms.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
SilenceBroken Avatar
33 months ago

What about tops ?
They had their moment with antenna gate.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
boss.king Avatar
33 months ago
It's wild that this wasn't something they could always do.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
33 months ago
Such Innovation they can now repair some things
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)