14 DAY TRIAL // One of the changes introduced with the debut of the iPhone 13 concerns how third-party shops are allowed to handle screen repairs.
iFixit has recently discovered that if you change the screen of an iPhone without also moving a small control chip from the original display to the unit, Face ID is automatically disabled.
And it’s all because the servicing isn’t performed in an authorized service center that has access to Apple software to register the new screen.
Naturally, transferring the controller from the old screen to the new one isn’t something that any shop can do, and it obviously requires additional equipment as well, so overall, getting a new display on an iPhone 13 is becoming quite a nightmare. Unless you want Apple or an authorized shop to do the whole thing, of course.
Not anymore
But as it turns out, Apple had a change of mind overnight, so the company has decided to update this policy and no longer disable Face ID when a new screen is installed.
In a statement for The Verge, the company says this restriction will be removed with a software update that will be shipped to the iPhone 13, therefore allowing shops that don’t have access to Apple’s software to also perform display servicing.
The company hasn’t provided any specific information as to when the new software update is supposed to land, but the good news here is such a change is definitely coming.
The best thing you can do in the meantime is to just take proper care of your iPhone, as breaking down the screen right now would obviously require a very costly repair that only Apple can do. So if anything, proper protection could help prevent such damage and unnecessary costs, not only now but also after Apple ships this controversial update.