Monday 8 February 2016

iPhone error 53 - "don't get your iPhones repaired by Third Party!!!"



Apple has confirmed that it has intentionally bricks or Disabled the iPhones which have been repaired by a Third-party repairman. 
Addressing the complaints from the users! The company insist that it has done so just to better protect the privacy and the payment security.

Explaining further the company said that the motive behind Completely disabling the iPhone is that so that there may not be any unauthorized usage of Apple Pay and Touch ID. 

As we know that, IOS 9.0 generates "error 53" when it detects that the iPhone has been repaired by a third party repairman. The issue is related to the Touch ID sensor (which is embedded on the home  button) that handles various fingerprints of the user. 




When Touch ID or any of it's component is repaired or replaced by a non- Apple representative the system detects the non-standard component. Which could directly or indirectly compromise with the security of your iPhone and thus, Apple completely disables the iPhone so that the user may be protected from any type of abuse. The problem could also arise if the display is replaced. To recall, whenever the Touch ID is replaced by the Apple representative the company ensures to re-validate the new component and device. 




As we have seen and noted that an iPhone user frequently on any type of damage to his/her iPhone rather going to the Apple representative goes to the Third-party repairman. Just because of the price difference. For an instance, The display of iPhone 5s from the authorized Apple representative costs around Rs22000 on the other hand The local shop Third-party repairman does the same for just Rs 2000. 

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