iOS 14.4 contains a new anti-independent repair message along with security upgrades
iOS 14.4 can use a new hardware message. (Source: YouTube)
The latest version of iOS (14.4) is now available as a stable update. Installing it causes a new kind of "important hardware message" to pop up should an iPhone detect that its rear camera module has been unofficially replaced. Apple has also noted that the software includes patches for potentially actionable vulnerabilities.
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iOS 14.4 is officially here, and may upgrade iPhones and iPads in some important ways. Unfortunately, one of them serves to remind users how difficult it is to repair one of these devices on their own. The update confers the ability to bring up a new warning that a rear camera module is "unverified" following a replacement, even if this has been done with original Apple parts.