but the damage isnt caused by the part or service but because of apples reaction to it.
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Law Firms Consider 'Error 53' Lawsuits Against Apple as Some Stores Authorized for Repairs
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but the damage isnt caused by the part or service but because of apples reaction to it.
Good.
If Apple cannot verify the integrity of the fingerprint sensor, disable just that component and default to passcode. There's no reason to cripple the entire phone.
If Apple cannot verify the integrity of the fingerprint sensor, disable just that component and default to passcode. There's no reason to cripple the entire phone.
How do you know that's even an option??? Maybe the system services are so deeply integrated that you can't. What I'm saying is, people shouldn't speculate about fixes if you know nothing about it
But then more of my money may end up in the hands of Samsung, Google, or Alphabet. Worse yet, I may have to deal with Android... yuck.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson–Moss_Warranty_Act
Warrantors cannot require that only branded parts be used with the product in order to retain the warranty.[7] This is commonly referred to as the "tie-in sales" provisions,[8] and is frequently mentioned in the context of third-party computer parts, such as memory and hard drives.
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Nope. If they would have repaired it properly, with genuine components like an Apple Store does, that error would not happen
haha... yea, if there is one thing we can all agree on.... its that that headline sucks...
I would be surprised if that was true since Touch ID services don't run devices without Touch ID. I'm almost certain the difference between Touch ID services running and not running is a single line of code.
But you don't know what kind of compromises might be necessary. What if some random sensor could be attached and all the sudden my Secure Element is no longer secure???
Terrible analogy. What actually happens is that tons of car shops are using third party parts that are being priced without the extra extra premium due to having an apple logo on it. Nowhere does it say that completely unqualified techs are repairing iphones. I really hope Apple gets put into place.
Seems like people with issues with repairs at those stores should go back to those stores? I'm not a lawyer though...
I'm not sure anyone would be surprised if problems occur. The reason I mentioned issue two is everyone seems to be framing Error-53 as a security issue when it obviously isn't. The wife of 9to5's Jeremy Horwitz got Error-53 on her 6. She damaged the home button but didn't have an unauthorized repair. Simple damage to the home button triggered the error. Anecdotal evidence from yesterday's article suggests she's not alone in having the bricking issue sans unauthorized repair. If that is indeed the case, saying it's a security feature becomes suspect at best and subterfuge at it's worst.
You want some random guy to be able to put a non-genuine sensor on the phone... as a consumer I will sue if Apple removes this excellent security
Geez...It says right in the headline that some of the stores were authorized. You didn't even have to read through the entire article to see that...
Yeah it says it in the headline but then is not mentioned at all or expanded upon in the article or the linked stories. so fi anything headline is misleading.
Apple will help those people. They already said they would
Which is great if you live in a country that has an abundance of authorized repairers, but many of us don't.
See I disagree with this. It's fine they null your warranty if you use unauthorized parts. But to purposely disable your device so you have to use Apple authorized part? Maybe for the ID scanner, but other than that it's crap.
I have changed many iphone screens for friends, and recently I had a friend bring a phone with a little damage to the frame, and screen needed replacement. APPLE repairs said the frame was too damaged and tried to sell him a new phone.
All I did was bend the frame back so a new screen would fit nicely (less than 2 seconds worth worth of work), we ordered a new screen, and fixed his phone for $85 dollars. Sure his warranty is void now but it's ok because it already expired!!!!
This is what happened to my mother but she mistakenly believed Apple. Shame they take advantage of non tech orientated people. We have consumer protection laws to avoid this type of practice (as listed above) . Sue the hell out of them!
If apple doesn't want people to change parts on their own, charge a reasonable price! Just like there RAM upgrades that is usually a complete rip off!
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So why can't they simply disable Touch ID from running? It being too hard wouldn't exactly be the end users problem. That's kinda a very Microsoft vista era attitude to be honest. Lets just leave it broken because it's easier.
So between this lawsuit and the push on decryption from the government, what could possibly go wrong?
They tend to show up when major corporations act like villains.
Criminal Damage is as valid today as it was in 1971, doesn't matter if it is a smartphone or a state of the art 1971 computer
We still have laws that were first drawn up in the 1400's