You must be having a laugh. The thing is extremely hard to damage.
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Users Facing 'Error 53' Bricking Message After Third-Party iPhone 6 Home Button Repairs
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You must be having a laugh. The thing is extremely hard to damage.
Makes me think this feature was introduced in 9.2.1.
3rd part repairs must have been required to use approved spare parts before this update.
Difference is that now they can't cheat anymore.
Congrats to the user who replaces a faulty home button to find that they just spent all of their money on a cheap part that will be prevented to work at all.
Apple could've gotten rid of the uproar on this by simply disabling touchid and requiring an apple id logon and/or password to get the phone working again (including disabling sensitive stuff like passport/apple pay) when a 3rd party replacement is detected instead of bricking the whole phone.
Some iPhone 6 users who had their smartphones repaired by third-party technicians are reporting that a mysterious "error 53" message is permanently bricking their iPhones
Mysterious? I don't think so. If it breaks, take it to an Apple Store. If you're not near one, contact AppleCare.
I feel like the security feature should disable use of the fingerprint reader if it's not a genuine Apple part...not disable access to the phone entirely.
That way, if someone is, say, overseas and breaks his Home button, he can get it fixed and still have a working phone (sans Touch ID).
This is kind of like safes that disable themselves when they detect tampering. If someone is trying to break into my phone and they have the technology that could send a signal to emulate my finger print, I won't my phone to detect this and brick itself, so that no other type of tampering will allowed.
Let's blame Google for that instead of the user. Maybe it was a weak password or computer had malware?
And https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud_celebrity-photo_leaks
If you need a new key doesn't that have to come from the manufacturer and by paired/coded at not inconsiderable cost?
I agree, but Apple could have made just forced the phone to be restored instead of being bricked. Data is safe in both scenarios but int he first one you have a phone that is not a brick.
If the word Genius is spelled wrong in "Genius Bar", then it's a bad place to get it fixed.
You cant compare a phone, a device specifically designed around security, to your crappy car. To say its like comparing apples and oranges is too close.
Think about that key you use on your new car. If you beak that, you have to get a new key made. In the old days, you had a guy cut you a new key, costing you all of $10 tops. Now, because there is lots of security builtin into the keys, you have to get the key cut (if you even have an actual key) and most importantly you have to program that new key. Which costs more? The programing of that key is where ALL the cost comes from. Some car keys cost more than a new iPhone to program. Not only that, but they key MUST be reprogrammed by the dealer. Thats no joke.
So you can have the **** scared out of you all you want because apple doesn't build in major security flaws for the masses so you can save $30 if your button breaks. I for one will happily maintain my phone the way the designer intends. I don't buy iPhones because they are the cheapest thing out there and I can have them fixed by any zit faced punk wanting to make a dollar. These are not cheap devices, and it would be MUCH worse if you could slap on any old Chinese made piece of crap just to save a couple of dollars. Also, get a good case if you're worried about having to fix your phone so much!
I appreciate Apple's attention to security. Other companies should take note.
This is why when I would repair 5S screens I would transfer the home button...
Granted right now for screen repairs it's cheaper in many cases to have Apple do it - I've had people ask me if I'll do it for them but for me an iPhone 6 screen was $130 from China + my repair fee - Apple charges 109 + tax. Much better deal!
Granted right now for screen repairs it's cheaper in many cases to have Apple do it - I've had people ask me if I'll do it for them but for me an iPhone 6 screen was $130 from China + my repair fee - Apple charges 109 + tax. Much better deal!
Well if I replace the door locking system on my car, and get it done at a non-honda garage, it doesn't stop the car from being usable..... so No, you're not
If you get your Mercedes (or any other advanced car) ignition replaced by a non-mercedes ignition, there is a very strong chance the car wouldn't start. Which is good, because someone could break in, replace the ignition with one that they have the key to, and drive away.
You are misrepresenting your analogy. This is like having a GM car with a special RFID key that provides entry and keyless start. And THEN when that mechanism breaks, having to use genuine GM parts and service to fix it.
Note, this is the case with many cars (if not all) that have computerized starting mechanisms that rely on RFID or some other technology in the keys. In fact, in most cases the computer that controls your car must be replaced with a genuine manufacturer part as well, or else your car won't run.
If your car had a fingerprint sensor to start it, this would like be the case as well.
You should check out the touch ID & passcode menu on your phone. You can disable touch ID for unlock, apple pay, and iTunes purchases - therefor, separate the functions.
Sometimes, third party parts are the only parts available in a person's area. Apple needs to make sure and send every owner of a phone a detailed letter stating that apple will reclaim ownership of the phone and choose to permanently disable the user's phone if they choose to use a repair shop not approved by apple.
"Why can't they just disable Touch ID and not the whole phone?"
Well, not only does that look bad to have a major touted security feature disabled, but Apple cannot guarantee that 3rd party sensors don't have some sort of other malicious purposes that steal data from the iPhone. Even if you don't have finger prints registered, who's to say that it can't somehow, steal other data like passwords and CC numbers?
Is it unlikely? Maybe, but Apple isn't risking that. All it takes is ONE time, and Apple's foundation of security is ruined, even if it wasn't their fault. You can bet that it would be blown out of proportion just like everything else is. So I don't blame them for doing it this way.
Sure, I think they should have released some sort of warning about using 3rd party parts instead of bricking it retrospectively. But, 3rd party repairs have always been a risk, so I don't sympathize too much.
Well, not only does that look bad to have a major touted security feature disabled, but Apple cannot guarantee that 3rd party sensors don't have some sort of other malicious purposes that steal data from the iPhone. Even if you don't have finger prints registered, who's to say that it can't somehow, steal other data like passwords and CC numbers?
Is it unlikely? Maybe, but Apple isn't risking that. All it takes is ONE time, and Apple's foundation of security is ruined, even if it wasn't their fault. You can bet that it would be blown out of proportion just like everything else is. So I don't blame them for doing it this way.
Sure, I think they should have released some sort of warning about using 3rd party parts instead of bricking it retrospectively. But, 3rd party repairs have always been a risk, so I don't sympathize too much.
This is in no shape or form a good thing. A message alerting the user to the dangers of the third party home button would have been more than enough, and they could have coupled that with disabling Touch ID on the device until a genuine replacement home button is acquired.
This is a very Microsoft Xbox 360 era thing to do.
It annoys me that they would brick a phone over this because I don't even like touch ID, fingerprint sensors just don't work right for me, not on the galaxy s5, galaxy S6, any of LG phones or the iPhone 6/6S. They recognize me once or twice and they don't recognize my print a few hours later. Probably something to do with oils in my skin or something I just don't like them.
It's such a shame because other than starting at 16 GB rather than 32 GB they're near perfection.
This is a very Microsoft Xbox 360 era thing to do.
It annoys me that they would brick a phone over this because I don't even like touch ID, fingerprint sensors just don't work right for me, not on the galaxy s5, galaxy S6, any of LG phones or the iPhone 6/6S. They recognize me once or twice and they don't recognize my print a few hours later. Probably something to do with oils in my skin or something I just don't like them.
It's such a shame because other than starting at 16 GB rather than 32 GB they're near perfection.
But it is not just about the touch ID. The Apple spokeswoman in the article says: he adds: “When an iPhone is serviced by an unauthorized repair provider, faulty screens or other invalid components that affect the touch ID sensor could cause the check to fail if the pairing cannot be validated.”
So screens and other components are deemed to "affect the touch ID". How are we going to know what these components are when we get our phone repaired?
Software thinks it has detected an attempted hack (or potential for attempted hack), I don't want the response to be the absolute minimum or that leaves potential attack vectors open. I want my phone to go president madagascar on the situation.
"How can a company deliberately make their own products useless with an upgrade and not warn their own customers about it?"
Important: Do not open the Apple Product. Opening the Apple Product may cause damage that is not covered by this Warranty. Only Apple or an AASP should perform service on this Apple Product.
http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/iphone-english.html
Sure, it doesn't specifically say the update will brick the phone. More than that it implies that even before the update the third party repair will brick the phone, so the guy should count himself lucky that it wasn't an immediate loss of his device, as is the case with a lot of third party repairs. Not warned? Give me a break.
Important: Do not open the Apple Product. Opening the Apple Product may cause damage that is not covered by this Warranty. Only Apple or an AASP should perform service on this Apple Product.
http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/iphone-english.html
Sure, it doesn't specifically say the update will brick the phone. More than that it implies that even before the update the third party repair will brick the phone, so the guy should count himself lucky that it wasn't an immediate loss of his device, as is the case with a lot of third party repairs. Not warned? Give me a break.