Thread: iPhones disabled if Apple detects third party repairs
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Old 02-06-2016, 03:48 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by alanHd View Post
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35502030

The latest software update for iPhone 6 handsets is allegedly rendering the devices useless if it detects repairs not carried out by Apple.

I personally don't use an iPhone but a word of caution for those that do.
To fill out what the article actually says - repairs by unauthorized dealers can cause faulty screens or other invalid components that affect the touch ID sensor could cause the check to fail.

In other words, some unauthorized dealers use bad components that interact with the touch ID sensor to trigger a security error. So, no Apple doesn't render the device useless if it detects repairs not carried out by Apple, repairs with bad components render the device useless.
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