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The publication of the beta of iOS 15.2 confirm the change of position made by Apple.It will not deactivate Face ID when the iPhone 13 screen has been replaced by an unofficial part.

Small repairers operating outside the Apple network will be able to blow.A few weeks ago, the Ifixit repair site made an amazing discovery.An integrated chip on iPhone 13 screens was used to authenticate the screen and associate it with the device.Without this chip, the iPhone 13 repaired with an unofficial screen should have seen Face ID (the Apple biometric authentication system) disabled.

With this maneuver, the Cupertino firm imposing a radical solution that prevented small independent repairers from replacing damaged screens on its latest iPhone.Because the only solution remaining to keep Face Functional ID on these devices was to transfer the original screen to the unofficial screen, an extremely complex procedure requiring very specific equipment and skills.The operation requires the production of microseds, under a microscope therefore.

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But, in front of the outcry caused by this discovery, Apple quickly turned back, indicating that a next update of iOS would remove this restriction, without when when.It’s finally iOS 15.2 which will free the iPhone.With the last beta of iOS 15.2 Published by Apple, Face ID is no longer disabled on its iPhone 13 when the screen was replaced by an unofficial part.

Source: 9TO5MAC