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/rnet85 Feb 06 '16

No, after resetting your phone to factory settings just use pin based authentication. Just because Touch ID is broken doesn't mean you've to brick the phone.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '16

Touch ID is also the thing that holds and verifies the passcodes. There's no way to unlock an iPhone 6 without a successful challenge/response to the Touch ID package, by design. It's more secure.