Apple returns to its position.The American firm finally agrees to restore the ID face on the iPhone 13 whose touch screen was changed by a repairer not approved by Apple, reports Phonandroid this Wednesday, October 10.What relieve the sector of independent repairers, a good part of the activity on iPhones concerns the replacement of screens.
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From the design of the iPhone 13, Apple had indeed provided software restrictions to detect whether a screen had been changed by an installer not approved by the brand.For this, a tiny chip was added under the screen.In the event of a change of the latter, approved repairers activate the component thanks to tools provided by Apple.
An update will raise the restriction
They then record this repair in a database that the American giant can consult.But if this replacement operation is not carried out correctly, the iPhone 13 was designed to detect the anomaly and prevent the use of the ID side.To unlock their iPhone, users have no choice but to enter their code every time.
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GAFA : peut-on reprendre le pouvoir ?Débattez !However, the ID side is a flagship function of the iPhone.This is why the establishment of this constraint caused many criticisms from the sector of independent repairers, seeing the best way to lose customers concerned with keeping the ID side.Apple therefore decided to backtrack.An update will cancel this restriction.But the American giant has not yet specified when it was deployed.
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