The report states that customers can expect trade-in values around $50 for an iPhone 5S, $200 for a 6 and $250 for a 6 Plus respectively.
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Many users faced the issue just after their upgraded to the latest operating system from Apple. Once a phone is met with the error, there is nothing to do but send it back to the Apple headquarters.
If they included a warning in the package “tamper resistance” feature that works by non-Apple-authorised fix services may be mistaken for tampering attempts, and lead to the phone being disabled’, then it would be purely a feature…
If Apple intends on requiring iPhone service to be handled exclusively in-house, the company needs to make customers well aware of that when buying a device – and not simply punish them for trying to use their phones.
Apple released its latest statement on the issue to AppleInsider, explaining the security purposes behind the move. Interestingly “Error 53” not even listed on the official known number of Apple errors.
The Apple spokeswoman explains that “faulty screens or other invalid components”, can disrupt the unique pairing methods of the touch ID, disabling the phone so it remains secure.
The support page advised iPhone or iPad owners who had their devices serviced by people other than Apple Service Center technicians, Apple Store employees or authorized Apple service providers should “contact Apple Support about pricing information for out-of-warranty repairs”. “Olmos had previously had his handset repaired while on an assignment for the Guardian in Macedonia”.
One other perplexing issue is that a few of the users have also reported error 53 issues without any third party repairs being done to their iPhones at all. He relates how his own iPhone 6 Plus was left “effectively dead to the world”.
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Apple’s point behind bricking such iPhones isn’t because it wants to take up the entire repairing mantle, but because getting the Touch ID repaired by unauthorized shops may compromise the security of your iPhone’s Touch ID. We have a feeling this won’t be the last we hear of Error 53 and its legality, as too many buyers have been affected for this phenomenon to simply pass quietly. Apple should provide exceptions and grant users a free alternative for those customers who encounter Error 53 within the first five years of purchase. “With a subsequent update or restore, additional security checks result in an “error 53″ being displayed …” Your iPhone is bricked and you will not be able to do anything with it. If you are facing such an issue, we suggest that you contact Apple Support as soon as possible.
