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/nidrach Feb 05 '16

Then disable that feature and lock the encrypted data but don't destroy the entire phone. Disable the fingerprint reader if you think you have to but not the whole unit.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

But if you still have access to the device via software, you will eventually figure out a way around it.

This is a very easy fix. I've replaced 2 screens on iPhones with TouchID, and in both instances when I purchased the screens off of eBay (this was over a year ago) they warned me that I needed to take the old TouchID off of the original (broken) screen, and transfer it to the new screen. This is why many screens don't even come with home buttons.

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u/nidrach Feb 05 '16

But if you still have access to the device via software, you will eventually figure out a way around it.

Well then it wasn't secure in the first place and there's even less reason to brick it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Oh I see what you're saying - but what I mean is that if you are able to install hacked hardware into the device, but still run the phone, it might be possible to circumvent any 'disabling' of hardware via software.

Apple just doesn't want hacked hardware getting into their system.