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Apple Working on 'Cosmetic Scan' Trade-In Tool for iPhone

Apple is developing a new trade-in tool that will be used to scan the iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone/) for cosmetic damage, likely with the aim of generating a more accurate trade-in estimate.





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Code for the feature was discovered in the iOS 15.4 beta by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser, and it was also highlighted by 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2022/01/27/ios-15-4-reveals-new-trade-in-tool-for-scanning-cosmetic-details-with-your-iphone-camera/). There's not a lot of detail right now, but in a Diagnostic Services section, there are mentions of a Trade-In Tool and Cosmetic Scan, which will also involve a QR code.





<div class="center-wrap"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New diagnostic ‘Cosmetic Scan’. pic.twitter.com/LbFVLxKgTo (https://t.co/LbFVLxKgTo)</p>&mdash; Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) January 27, 2022 (https://twitter.com/SteveMoser/status/1486802678965485573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>


We don't know how it works as of yet, but it may allow an &zwnj;iPhone&zwnj; user to take an image scan of their trade-in device to get a close look at scratches, dings, and other cosmetic damage, with the results sent to Apple.





There are no outward-facing signs of this feature available at the current time, but since it's linked to trade-ins, it might be something that we'll see when the iOS 15.4 update is released to the public.<div class="linkback">Related Roundups: iOS 15 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-15/), iPadOS 15 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipados-15/)</div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: iOS 15 (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/ios-15.233)</div>
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