Stefan Mileschin

If your iPhone 13 screen breaks you will not have to use Apple replacement

Fruity cargo cult Apple has backed down in the face of some stonking criticism for the evil way it handle broken iPhone 13 screen repairs.

For those who came in late, or believe the Tame Apple Press, Apple installed software in the iPhone 13 that bricked the unit if you didn’t use an official screen repair outfit. At the time Apple claimed the move, which involved installing a microcontroller to prevent the broken screen being swapped, was saving Apple fanboys from the perils “unauthorised" iPhone 13 screen replacements. What these perils were, Apple never said. We assume they were just too damn perilous and unauthorised to talk about.

Anyway the microcontroller broke the iPhone 13’s Face ID if it thought that the screen had been installed by a profane person who was uninitiated into Apple’s fraternity of repairers who provided the company with a suitable cut of their profits.

However, much to its surprise fanboys were rather miffed at Apple and even the Tame Apple Press thought the move was a bit on the nose.

A new report from The Verge says that Apple "will release a software update that doesn't require you to transfer the microcontroller to keep Face ID working after a screen swap."

https://fudzilla.com/news/53863-appl...-repair-antics