iPhone 13: Apple is backing down on repairs
When independent garages want to repair the iPhone 13, Apple makes life unnecessarily difficult for them. Finally, a questionable decision effectively deprived the companies of their business basis. There was criticism, now Apple is backing down – fortunately, because customers should also benefit from this.
If the display on the iPhone 13 is not exchanged by Apple or authorized workshops, then the face recognition “Face ID” is deactivated and is no longer available. This means for independent and smaller workshops ultimately a ban on repairs. The understandable storm of indignation has now surprisingly led to a rethink at Apple.
Replacing the display on the iPhone 13: Independent workshops can now also use it
This is what the manufacturer would like in the future Make display repairs possible again for independent workshops. For this reason, there will soon be a software update for the iPhone 13 that will remove the described restriction (source: The Verge). Apple did not provide any information on the exact schedule. The update could possibly be played out together with iOS 15.2, which is currently under development and will appear in the next few weeks.
Already knew? in the Video Apple shows what you can do with the iPhone 13:
But what exactly was it again? There is a in the iPhone 13 small microcontroller that connects the cell phone to the display. When a display is repaired, this microcontroller must be coupled to the new screen with the help of a special Apple tool. However, independent workshops have no access to this. If you change the display anyway, Face ID can no longer be activated afterwards. Ergo: A display exchange only makes sense at Apple itself and by authorized companies.
Probably cheaper in the long run
This changes with the software update, because the restriction that the microcontroller must be transferred to a new display during a repair is then lifted. This should not only please independent workshops, users will also benefit from it. So one is no longer dependent on Apple alone and can in the long term Repair your iPhone 13 inexpensively permit.
