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With the iPhone 13 models, Apple added a small microcontroller that pairs the iPhone 13 to its display. When performing a display repair, this microcontroller must be paired to the new display using Apple's tools, which independent repair shops do not have access to.
Without this pairing process, swapping an iPhone 13 display with a new display results in an error message that says "Unable to activate Face ID on this iPhone."
Repair shops would need microscopes, i2c sodlering station, and extensive training to replace the iPhone 13 screen. The procedure needs specialist equipment and training, which only a fraction of repair shops were capable of it.
Apple told The Verge that it plans to introduce a software update that will allow for standard display repairs that do not disable Face ID. It means repair shops won’t have to worry about transferring the old Face ID microcontroller to a new screen.
Things You Don't Know About iPhone 13 Screen
1. The iPhone 13/mini uses five different screens: G9N, G9P, G9Q, GVC, GH3. The iPhone 13Pro/Max comes with 3 screens. They are G9N, G9P, and G9Q. G9N is the best screen made by Korean screen manufacturer Samsung. The quality is only qualified. The rate of good quality is slightly lower.
2.The iPhone 13 lineup NAND is interchangeable. What's more, iPhone 13 dot projector is integrated with the flood illuminator. While teardown, please be extremely careful. Face ID unlock will not be affected after the iPhone 13 front camera or sensor replacement.
3. iPhone 13 metal chassis sits between two layers of glass, the display and rear panel. The iPhone 13 is more durable than most rivals, as seen in the drop tests that followed the late September release.
4. Apple has been improving Face ID since that first-gen TrueDepth camera that shipped with the iPhone X Rear camera. The iPhone 13 is the first Face ID iPhone to feature a smaller notch.
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