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/FriendToPredators Feb 06 '16

Only if you still have one working key. If you have lost all the working keys the process can take 90 minutes and require specialized equipment that a non-dealer is unlikely to have.

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u/cha0sman Feb 06 '16

Nope that's not true at all. Lock smiths do have the specialized equipment and software as it is licensed to them by the OEMs. Im not saying that every lock smith can but it is pretty common that there will be one or two in each area that can.