iFixit: replacing an iPhone 13 screen at a third-party repair shop disables Face ID

05 November 2021
The culprit is a teeny, tiny little chip that appeared on the display's flex cable.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 11 Nov 2021

H2H505, 07 Nov 2021They are selling cleaning cloth for 20$ and if you check yo... moreThere's several possibilities here.
1) idiotic Apple fans have bought them all (don't think so)
2) they only made a tiny number.
3) they list them at $20 then give them away with iPhone purchases, so the grateful receiver thinks "wow, a special $20 polishing cloth for free!" - they don't actually intent to sell any.

    One more reason to avoid iPhones.

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      • XDv
      • 08 Nov 2021

      i0S.- Never.- Again, 07 Nov 2021Designer handbags and buggati are far out of the reach of r... moreYou mean an old released Iphone, with stone age technologies. Yes.

        i0S.- Never.- Again, 07 Nov 2021Designer handbags and buggati are far out of the reach of r... moreWell remember that $400 would still be lot of money in some regions.
        But that said. Iphones are no longer much more overpriced than their competitors. Others have learned the greed.

          Anonymous, 05 Nov 2021Some buy because of iOS. Most because they think it is fa... moreDesigner handbags and buggati are far out of the reach of regular users while iPhones are as cheap as 400$. Anyone can buy it. Stop acting like the iPhone costs 10000$ while other flagships are stuck at 1000$.
          Even poor people can easily save up for a few months and buy an iPhone, they can't do that for a buggati though..

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            • Anonymous
            • IJK
            • 07 Nov 2021

            Anonymous, 06 Nov 2021Oh boy how many times I said that because all I did was rea... moreMaybe better than you thought.... but thats it at best

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              • Anonymous
              • puk
              • 07 Nov 2021

              [deleted post]But you had to comment on it anyway like an absolute baboon, right? You have an attention span of a gold fish and don't care about info. Go back on hating Apple, you're all so good at that.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 07 Nov 2021

                Anonymous, 07 Nov 2021And you people would buy anything with biggest numbers on s... moreand meanwhile that 1TB iPhone that you were bragging about earlier. That isn't a big figure at all, right?


                hmm. Talking about those big Android figures huh

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                  • AlienKiss
                  • iDB
                  • 07 Nov 2021

                  I would never use an iPhone, but hypothetically speaking, I'd send my phone to be repaired there on purpose 😂
                  Face ID is just a lame reason to steal your digital ID, iris and fingerprints.
                  It may not matter now, but in 10 years... Ooops!

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 07 Nov 2021

                    whitec0llar, 06 Nov 2021Their fans are so dumb even if they wrote Apple on a piece ... moreAnd you people would buy anything with biggest numbers on spec sheet, even if they are entirely useless or irrelevant for actual use...

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 07 Nov 2021

                      YUKI93, 07 Nov 2021Wrong. You can still use a PIN code to unlock the phone. Th... moreThis is GSMArena dude, everyone is expert in everything Apple yet only time they've actually seen one was a spec sheet for an iPhone here on GSMArena. 99% of people bitching and whining about iPhones don't have the slightest idea how they actually work. They just bash them non stop because that's trendy to do.

                        Anonymous, 05 Nov 2021Without face ID, you cannot unlock the screen of iphone. ... moreWrong. You can still use a PIN code to unlock the phone. Those two people who upvote your comment really didn't check that out.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vGF
                          • 07 Nov 2021

                          H2H505, 07 Nov 2021They are selling cleaning cloth for 20$ and if you check yo... moreThey missed an opportunity to price it at $200. It would've sold anyways

                            whitec0llar, 06 Nov 2021Their fans are so dumb even if they wrote Apple on a piece ... moreThey are selling cleaning cloth for 20$ and if you check you'll find them out of stock.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • fCC
                              • 06 Nov 2021

                              whitec0llar, 06 Nov 2021Their fans are so dumb even if they wrote Apple on a piece ... morewise words, my friend

                                Sal, 05 Nov 2021This is a great time to stop buying apple phones until they... moreTheir fans are so dumb even if they wrote Apple on a piece of paper they would still buy it.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 06 Nov 2021

                                  GrahamD, 06 Nov 2021Happy to say I don't own any garbage Apple products an... moreOh boy how many times I said that because all I did was read straight up lies about Apple from angry bitter clueless Apple hating clowns. Then I took a plunge with literally over night decision and realized iPhones are actually way better than people say they are not. There are some conditions that also apply to every single Android vendor and some iOS specific things, but it's been great 3 years since and chances are I'll get an iPhone again unless entire Android market gets their lazy a** s**t together. They all throw these magical mega specs at potential buyers, but as soon as you buy one, they stop giving a s**t about you.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • rN7
                                    • 06 Nov 2021

                                    Did they fix the speaker issue of the 12 where they had to replace the whole screen? Which is going to leave millions of unsuspecting victims after their warranty is void?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • fCC
                                      • 06 Nov 2021

                                      Anonymous, 06 Nov 2021Who will remember all the numbers they are at and what does... moreEven Apple co-founder agrees to that

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 06 Nov 2021

                                        Kaka, 06 Nov 2021You come from future?Who will remember all the numbers they are at and what does it even matter 13 or 14 or 15 they all look same with minor changes.