On some iPhone 6 devices, the “Error 53” alert has appeared, rendering the phone unusable: what is happening?
In these hours, the news and official communication from Apple is spreading regarding a particular situation related to iPhone 6 devices.
It appears that, under certain circumstances, iPhone 6 presents an “error 53” screen, directly resulting in the phone being blocked.
This, it seems, happens on iPhone 6 with updates to iOS 9 but especially after repairs performed by unauthorized Apple service centers.
The case reportedly exploded after a report by The Guardian, which told the misadventure of a photojournalist: last summer, while working in Macedonia, he needed to repair his iPhone 6 due to damage.
After the intervention intended to restore the situation, the reporter found himself with a blocked device and an error 53 message: therefore, the phone became unusable.
This story began to circulate on forums, blogs, magazines, and newspapers, also gathering the often worried reaction of many iPhone 6 owners, “guilty” of having had their phones repaired at centers outside the official Apple “circuit.”
Other users, however, are expressing irritation because they believe it is unfair to block a device after any repair performed at non-Apple centers.
The Cupertino company has therefore stepped in with an informative note, both to clarify what error 53 actually is and to explain the reason why the phone gets blocked.
It is therefore read that error 53 is actually an advanced security feature that acts on the TouchID sensor.
“We protect your fingerprint data using a secure enclave, uniquely paired with the TouchID sensor.
When an iPhone is repaired by an Apple-authorized service provider or at an Apple Store with repairs involving the Touch ID sensor, the pairing is restored.
This check ensures that the device and iOS features related to Touch ID remain secure.
Without this unique pairing, a counterfeit Touch ID sensor could be substituted, consequently granting access to the secure enclave. When iOS detects that the pairing has failed, Touch ID, including Apple Pay, is disabled, and the phone remains secure.”
Here, therefore, is the reason why the phone stops working following error 53.
The only way to be able to use a blocked iPhone 6 again is therefore to go to an Apple Store or an Apple-authorized service center, keeping in mind that the repair may be quite expensive: it is known, in fact, that a device repaired elsewhere, perhaps using non-original parts, loses its warranty rights.
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