The Face ID feature is one of the highlights of the recently unveiled iPhone 13. When activated, Face ID grants access to the iPhone 13 when the phone is brought to a clear view of the owner’s face.

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The smartphone industry, in general, has never looked kindly on third-party repair services, let alone replacement components that were sourced outside of companies' supply chains. Reasons for ...

The iPhone 13 series feature the same design concept as their predecessors and many Android flagships. They're "glass sandwich" phones, which means the metal chassis sits between two layers of glass, ...

An inability to replace the iPhone 13's display without breaking Face ID could have a major impact on companies that offer ‌iPhone‌ repairs, iFixit said today in an article advocating for Right to ...

Soon after the iPhone 13 was released, an iFixit teardown showed that Face ID stopped working if the display was replaced by a third-party repair shop, unless they transferred a microcontroller from ...

The repairs site iFixit has done its usual ‘teardown’ on the iPhone 13 Pro, completely dismantling Apple’s new premium smartphone and documenting the various hardware changes. Among the new features ...

After iPhone 13 was announced in September, many repair shops noticed that it wasn’t possible to replace the device’s screen without disabling Face ID. After several complaints, Apple confirmed that ...

Back in September, we heard that third-party repairers were unable to easily swap the iPhone 13 screen, an issue appears with Face ID when the dis Now iFixit has released more details about the repair ...

Previously, Forbes reported back in September that iPhone 13 screen repairs could deactivate the Apple Face ID. Moreover, the report said that the facial recognition sensor will not work even if you ...

Apple still isn't really clear about its stance on user right-to-repair, it seems. 14 October 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Rottweil: The logo of the US company Apple can be seen on the back of a new ...

Apple’s iPhone 13 models have beautiful displays. The company’s Ceramic Shield front promises to be “tougher than any smartphone glass.’” However, even Ceramic Shield isn’t invincible. Shoving an ...