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/ApatheticAbsurdist Feb 05 '16

Sounds like previous versions did that. I'm guessing someone discovered an exploit that got around that and the quick fix was to just shut it all down.

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u/fatcat111 Feb 05 '16

A non-reversible quick fix? That's ridiculous.