iPhone 13 - screen replacement in an unauthorized service may end badly

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Just buying an iPhone is associated with a considerable expense, but also repairing this smartphone in an authorized service is not cheap.Of course, this can be done elsewhere, but in the case of models from the iPhone13 series it may be associated ... with the loss of a key function.

Apple has found a way to force owners of smartphones from the iPhone 13 series to use authorized services

One of the most frequently damaged and mentioned elements in smartphones are screens.Probably many of us have happened at least once to break the screen on a phone.Repairing them is associated with additional costs, which in the case of Apple are not small at all.It is not surprising, therefore, that in this case, a lot of people use the services of unauthorized services where services are performed cheaper.However, it turns out that we will not do it with the models from the iPhone 13 series, unless we are not disturbed by the loss of one of the most important functions.

In an IFIXIT article, we learn that such a repair in an unauthorized website may end in a lack of face ID, i.e. a function that allows you to use e.g..Apple Play.When replacing the display.The chip responsible for the face ID operation is located on a flexible cable connecting the screen with the motherboard.You can see its size below, where it was compared with a grain of rice.

According to iFixit - authorized Apple services do not have a problem with this because they have access to software that can make the iPhone 13 accept a new screen with a few clicks.

This means that if you want to fix the screen on your smartphone from the iPhone 13 series.Well, unless we are not disturbed by the loss of this function.Of course, there is a possibility that this is simply an unintentional difficulty and everything will be explained soon by Apple.However, looking at the fact that the company has long made it difficult to repair outside its points, we are rather inclined to the purposeful operation.