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iPhone 13 A Repair Nightmare - Teardown and Repair Assessment

Hugh Jeffreys

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Hugh Jeffreys demonstrates how Apple uses software locks to disable Face ID and other features when swapping genuine iPhone 13 parts.

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What people say. Recommended as clear evidence of Apple's hardware serialization practices disabling functionality after third-party screen replacements.

guerrillaon Hacker News • Recommends

On “OK Lenovo, we need to talk”

I can recommend that iPhone video he links to1. It shows the switching of the mainboard between two identical Apple phones and goes through all the somewhat surprising consequences, including them both claiming not to be using genuine Apple hardware anymore. 1. link to this video
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philliphaydonon Hacker News • Mentions

On “Why does iPhone 13 screen replacement disable Face ID”

link to this video It’s not just a warning. Functionality is flat out disabled. Swapping parts between 2 iPhone 13s boinks them.
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username190on Hacker News • Mentions

On “Apple’s New Screen Repair Trap”

…removing seems to serve only to identify the display - nothing to do with the Face ID system. Apple has been using this chip for years to disable "true tone" display functionality when the screen was swapped (unless it was programmed by a proprietary tool, only available to first-party repair shops) - they're now also tying it disable Face ID. 0 link to this video…
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iraeon Hacker News • Mentions

On “Apple announces Self Service Repair”

…ire years for them to announce this. There is all the checkout part, they would need to issue the right part with the correct serial number to the exact customer and charge taxes accordingly. All this logistics is centered on software Apple has a bad reputation at best, and very slow process of development from what is seems from the outside. 1: link to this video…
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beeboobaa3on Hacker News • Mentions

On “How the iPhone 16's electrically-released adhesive works”

Do you really think that nearly half of the price of an iphone is the screen? How come competitors are able to offer screens at 1/3rd the price? Keep in mind that apple is intentionally killing the third party market. You cannot make a third party screen for an iphone that behaves the same as a regular screen, the iphone firmware will detect this and prevent it. link to this video
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