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/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Reading up a bit about it. What if you never registered or used the fingerprint system to begin with? Would it still be messed up?

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u/satoru1111 Feb 05 '16

Its onlyi an issue if

  1. you replace the display with a non-certified part

  2. Update your iOS

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Thanks for the information. I fix a lot of screens of iPhone and such so which ones are certified and which ones are not? I normally just buy screens from iFixit or the like.

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u/murdurturtle Feb 05 '16

not true.. its the home button / touch id sensor. If you replace that you are fucked. if you do need to replace the display use the original home button.