Think many times before having your iPhone fixed by a third-party technician whenever the home button gets broken.
In Apple's latest tweak for its iOS 9 software, an Apple iPhone handset is declared worthless if someone other than an Apple technician repairs the home button. Before displaying an "error 53" code, your iPhone can get wiped out and totally shut down.
It was highlighted that this error came to the fore of this month, The Guardian reported. Currently, the Seattle-based law firm PCVA wants proof that Apple is acting lawlessly by incapacitating the handsets and penalizing users for not using its own, highly expensive repair service. It has more complaints that have triggered a class action for compensation to many affected iPhone users.
According to Apple, the error is due to a safeguard put in place to prevent iPhone's fingerprint sensor from being exploited. A statement from the company reads that they take seriously all its customer security, and as a result of security checks, the error had been created to protect them.
The security policy highlights Apple's sentiment to control every aspect of its products, starting from the software to the hardware, and even with the repair service of the handset. The company encourages all customers to have their devices covered with the Apple Car plan and get them fixed in-house.
The heart of iPhone's security is the embedded Touch ID sensor in the home button. It enables the phone owner to open the handset with his fingerprint and to certify mobile payments, which defines the security levels of every element.
So more customers are now complaining about the intense, irreversible error 53, which has triggered countless iPhone owners to lose their device and everything in it.
For this reason, PCVA is now into seeking compensation for broken phones. For soft data such as apps, documents and photos, these are lost in the process and have no way of retrieving them, as written in the firm's blog post.
Apple encourages those who have undergone error 53 to reach Apple support.
Here's a fan-made video on how to fix iPhones error 53: