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Parts pairing is the practice of some manufacturers of assigning unique serial numbers to subassemblies of a device, such as a smartphone screen, and preventing full functionality of a replacement unless it has been paired with the device through a process not available to independent repairers. | Parts pairing or serialisation is the practice of some manufacturers of assigning unique serial numbers to subassemblies of a device, such as a smartphone screen, and preventing full functionality of a replacement unless it has been paired with the device through a process not available to independent repairers. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 23 April 2024
Parts pairing or serialisation is the practice of some manufacturers of assigning unique serial numbers to subassemblies of a device, such as a smartphone screen, and preventing full functionality of a replacement unless it has been paired with the device through a process not available to independent repairers.