The celebrated Error 53, which left iPhone owners with a bricked device, initially seemed to be something that owners plagued on themselves; but there is a loophole that was recently brought up.
As a refresher, the controversial error only occurs when an iPhone's home button has been replaced by a third-party source. There could be varying reasons on why such could happen, but the fact remains that any changes should be made by an authorized Apple service center.
There are some who may be forced to seek repairs and replacements from non-Apple affiliated centers, with some saying that certified Apple centers are not easily accessible and others trying to escape the escalating costs of getting their devices repaired at an Apple center.
So with that said, it seems that Apple is in the clear. Wrong.
There is a small loophole that Apple may need to address and this concerns the software update Apple released.
Folks who had their home buttons tampered with (resulting in the replacement of the fingerprint sensor) claim that their units were functioning properly until they applied the update.
Law firm PCVA has filed the lawsuit and argues that if Apple was indeed concerned about security, then why did the phones worked fine before the patch was applied?
Some may call the angle minor, but the thing is that there is a point of contention — Apple should have warned users prior to the application of the update and the consequences.
Apple has been known to encourage customers to have their devices checked by certified Apple service centers in the past, but one cannot discount situations.
As things stand now, iPhone owners are technically being taught a lesson when it comes to proper care and repair for their device, although Apple also forgot to inform customers about the Error 53 in the way that they usually do when they roll out updates.
