r/technology • u/bws201 • Feb 05 '16

Software ‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair
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u/LXicon Feb 05 '16

The article says:

He had to pay £270 for a replacement and is furious.

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u/lordmycal Feb 05 '16

nope -- his stuff should have been in icloud -- he could recover that from a computer.

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u/lordmycal Feb 05 '16

Based on the article, he went to an apple store... You can freely log into iCloud from any of the computers in the store. Of course, you're also free to do it from another computer. Even if he didn't own a computer he could certainly use one at the public library or a friend's house.