iPhone's 'Face ID will be disabled if a third party display is replaced' specification changed in iOS 15.2
Apple hates third-party repairers to repair iPhones, Macs, etc., and has recommended repairs with Apple or an authorized service provider. And, in order to use Apple's official repair service, we have included specifications such as 'Face ID will be unusable if the display is replaced by a third party', but this specification is 2021 It has been revealed that it has disappeared in
iOS 15.2 Fixes iPhone 13's Face ID Repair Trap (and Improves Its Repair Score) | iFixit News
https://www.ifixit.com/News/56386/ios-15-2-fixes-iphone-13s-face-id-repair-trap-and-improves-its-repair-score
iPhone 13 screen replacement: Display swaps no longer disrupting Face ID
https://www.idownloadblog.com/2021/12/23/ios-15-2-iphone-13-screen-replacement-face-id/
Immediately after the iPhone 13 series was released on September 24, 2021, the YouTube channel Phone Repair Guru , which publishes information on repairing smartphones, said, 'For the iPhone 13 series, ask a third-party repair company to repair the display. Then Face ID will not work '. According to Phone Repair Guru, some display components can be replaced and repaired on the iPhone 13 series, but if you need to replace and repair the entire display, you need to use Apple's official repair service to face face recognition. The ID will not work. About this specification, iFixit, which is also known for evaluating the difficulty of repair by disassembling the gadget into pieces, is also featured in the movie.
iPhone 13 may not work Face ID if you ask a third party repairer to repair the screen-GIGAZINE
The reason Face ID is no longer available is that the microcontroller chip needs to be ported when the display is replaced, but it has been pointed out that this process is very complicated and difficult for third party repairers. rice field. Meanwhile, Apple's Authorized Service Providers have software available to authenticate new displays, making it easy to replace displays without compromising Face ID functionality.
Apple promised to change this specification as a result of the extensive coverage of this 'face ID will be disabled if a third party display is replaced', but in December 2021 It turns out that it was finally possible with the release of iOS 15.2.
Please note that the iOS 15.2 release notes do not mention this specification change.
About iOS 15 Update-Apple Support (Japan)
https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT212788
However, if you replace it with a non-genuine Apple display, iOS 15.2 will continue to display the 'Important Display Message' notification.
This notification is just to determine if each component that makes up the iPhone is legitimate. For example, a user who bought a used iPhone will be able to see if parts such as the battery, display, and camera have been replaced with third-party ones.
In iOS 15.2, open the 'Settings' app, tap 'General' → 'Version Information', and tap the newly added section 'iPhone Parts and Service History' to get iPhone parts. You can check if it has been replaced. This section only appears on iPhones that have been repaired once, and can help you identify iPhones that are sold while hiding that they are repairs.
For iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), this section has details about the battery, for the iPhone 11 series, details about the battery and display, and for iPhone 12 and later models, the battery display camera. The details of will be displayed.
Related Posts:
