Apple now accepting your banged-up iPhone

APPLE has issued urgent advice after a software update reportedly “killed” certain iPhone models.

Frustrated iPhone 6 users are finding the only solution to Error 53 is to buy an new phone.

The other perplexing issue is that some have reported Error 53 problems without subjecting their iPhones to any kind of third-party repairs whatsoever.

As the Wall Street Journal points out, some customers have gone to the Apple Store only to be turned away as the error message was like ‘the plague, ‘ and the unauthorized repairs had voided the device’s warranty. Moreover on their official website Apple has mentioned that if in case one has got their handset repaired from apple store or apple certified store they can contact the apple support.

Users worldwide are reporting a mysterious Error 53 that is rendering their iPhones useless. However, the fact that there is no warning or indication that your phone is about to be bricked if you’ve had your home button repaired at a non-Apple authorized fix facility has outraged many users. Maintaining an internal verification system has kept TouchID protected from any such attacks, which in turn has enabled payment systems like Apple Pay to be built on top of the system.

Apple has issued a statement on Error 53 explaining that the issue is a result of security checks on your device. iOS checks to see if your iPhone’s Touch ID sensor matches the rest of the phone’s parts and if it doesn’t, Touch ID is disabled.

An Apple spokeswoman revealed that “faulty screens or other invalid components” can disrupt the unique paring methods involved in the touch ID causing the phone to disable itself for security purposes.

The reason is that apple is keeping a check whether the customer has got their handset repaired by a third party service center or not hence violating their privacy. That’s Error 53 for ya. Olmos, by contrast, had to pay Apple the equivalent of about $390 to get a replacement.

However Apple understands your problems and will be providing you with very new offers for trading in your old iPhones and provide new ones by providing you a little credit against the purchase of the new model.

The problem is related to the smartphone’s home button, which contains a Touch ID thumbprint reader that can be used to unlock the device rather than inputting a four-digit security code. This is done to ensure the secure element of the chip, where Touch ID data is stored, can’t be used with another piece of hardware.