We won’t have to go through an official technical service to replace the iPhone 13 screen without leaving Face ID on the way.
When it comes to after-sales service, Apple is going through a bit of a rough patch. The company is increasingly restricting the ability to repair its devices by users themselves. More specifically, it requires users to contact technical services certified by the company, and the measures it takes to achieve this. are not limited to warnings.
For some time now, we have known that it is not possible to change the Touch ID on phones that have it without going through an official technical service. At least if we want to keep using it. To try, its functionality is limited to that of any start button. Well, something similar started to happen with the iPhone 13 screens.
The TrueDepth sensor in all its glory.
Some users have found that after replacing the phone screen without going through Apple Support, Face ID has stopped working. Indeed, the display and one of the microcontrollers responsible for this function are linked, so that if this link is broken, it is no longer possible to use facial recognition. And unsurprisingly, it made a lot of noise in the community.
Thankfully, it looks like Apple has been listening, and as The Verge points out, we’ll soon have a software update that will prevent this from happening. Thus, we can change the screen of our iPhone 13 without worrying that its functionality will be limited and without going through official technical support.
For the time being, it is not known when this update might be released, so it will be time to wait a bit. It is considered that iOS 15.2 could be the one chosen to fix this, but this has not been clarified yet, so it will be better not to take chances if you need a screen repair.
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