I just replaced the battery in my 6, and it works fine. What triggers this?
Error 53 is invoked by Replacing the Display Assembly, but failing to TRANSFER the ORIGINAL Home Button/Touch ID Sensor (which is PAIRED with the SystemOn[a]Chip soldered to YOUR iP6's logic board) to the NEW Display Assembly, then Booting the Unit.
It's an anti-theft/anti-confiscation measure, not an anti-repair gotcha. C
It respects what now? Your first two sentences clearly state you gave up the right to repair from 3rd parties. And of course if their in house repair breaks something they fix it. That's how it's been. You can't get error 53 from Apple, that's the whole point of error 53.
Sigh.
Wrong.
The whole point of Error 53 is So someone can't take your phone (think "traffic stop"), swap the Home Button/Touch ID Sensor encoded with their fingerprint, and gain FULL ACCESS to your Phone.
Yet another breathless article about iOS's "Error 53".
Yet another bald-faced LIE about it's meaning.
"Error 53" happens when a STUPID PERSON replaces the Display Assembly in an iPhone/iPad with Touch ID, BUT FAILS TO DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. TRANSFER the ORIGINAL Home Button/Touch ID Sensor from the ORIGINAL Display assembly to the NEW Display Assembly. There are many tutorials available on HOW to do this, as well as the IMPORTANCE of doing so.
2. Take their iOS Device to the Apple Store, where they can determine whether you are likely the ACTUAL OWNER of the iPhone, and will "Pair" the NEW Home Button/Touch ID to the Device.
Either will prevent Error 53 from happening.
So, it has NOTHING to do with "anti-third-party-repair", and EVERYTHING to do with making it more difficult for someone to STEAL your phone (or "confiscate" it), and then gain Access simply by swapping out the Touch ID with one encoded with THEIR fingerprints instead of YOURS...
Every company sometimes ships things that don't work. It's just too bad that the Apple stores try to give you a refurbished product as a replacement when you bought new.
I hate that too; but everyone does it, especially with mobile devices.
The truth is, even with a very low failure rate, the sheer numbers of cellphones means that there is a pretty damn long queue for repairs. So, if someone wanted THEIR phone back, not only would it become a tracking nightmare during the repair process; but the owner would be LIVID by the time, MONTHS LATER, when they actually got THEIR original device back!
I know the actual repair doesn't take that long; but it takes that long to get through the REPAIR QUEUE...
I bought a second generation iPhone (3G) from the Apple store in Bellevue Square Mall (in the Seattle area and was home to Microsoft before our IPO), and it didn't work out of the box. I bought the phone in the store then walked to my car and opened the packaging. It rebooted a couple of times after crashing, and the volume buttons didn't work. I walked back to the store, and the employee claimed they couldn't replace it under warranty since it had water damage. Fortunately, I had bought it with my American Express card, so the threat of calling them got them to eventually after a couple of hours of arguing got them to replace it. The replacement was a refurbished one that gave me problems the entire three years I used it. Apple makes great products, but has terrible customer service.
So says the same AC as above.
Being an AC-sock puppet is a special kind of smarmy.
and four of them had problems out of the box. Three either had keys that didn't work or keycaps that weren't attached to the scissors (I think that's the right word). The fourth simply wouldn't boot. In every case, the Apple Store at first refused to replace the laptop. They claimed they could only send them back for depot repairs. The first time was a 17" PowerBook that I think was $3,300 in December 2003. I let them send it back for repairs, and it was fourteen weeks before I got it back. After that experience, I argued like hell and threatened chargebacks. It's amazing how Apple typically make such high quality stuff, but their customer service is just garbage.
Of course. That's why they keep being at the top of independent customer satisfaction surveys, year after year.
You can say a lot of things about Apple; but "bad customer service" ain't one of them.
You're a fucking liar and an Anonymous Coward to boot.
Every few days a new iOS update is downloaded without my consent, with no way to disable it. Wasting my money on data caps. Apple should use it's $100 billion to pay for internet connections of its users if it wants to force download updates.
Bullshit.
iOS Update Downloads are only done over WiFi, so no impact on your cellular data usage.
Also, It ONLY downloads updates if on WiFi AND connected to AC. So, turn on Airplane Mode (or just turn off WiFi) while you charge.
I'm still using a mid-2011 17" MBP for all my work in Lightroom. Brilliant laptop, great screen, and the best form factor for a 17" laptop at the time.
When you say "docking station", are you thinking of those god awful things that PC users put up with? I just plug in a thunderbolt connector and power lead in to my work 2015 15" MBP. The screen has a hub in it. I look forward to the upgrade to USB-C. I hope I never again have to use one of those horrible docks I had in the past with Dell laptops.
>> docking station - it's called a Thunderbolt port
After plugging/unplugging a thousand times (getting close I think) I worry about my little Thunderbolt port, which feels like it's getting looser. I guess I'm hoping for something more "commercial grade" (designed for 10K+ plugs/unplugs, with a physical "ker-chunk" when it's docked).
Thunderbolt Connectors ARE rated at 10K+ Insertions/Removals, IIRC.
Developer here. I do some development on my MacBooks (newest is MacBook Pro from mid 2015). My ongoing wishlist: - Large screens (DPI matters less than actual real estate): 15-inches or more, and vertical space is valuable - At least two large/powered USB ports (today I have two large - Type A - and one powered) - Two HDMI ports (today I have one; I use an adapter for my second monitor) - Docking station (I do most of my work at one workstation where my monitors/keyboard/headphones live - today I plug/unplug 6 cables when I get in for the morning or back from a meeting)
No, I don't need a headphone jack. Bluetooth/wireless is a thing these days.
Sounds like you need a 2016 MacBook Pro with a nice TB3 Dock, like this:
Apple is going to fail so fast, it's going to be epic. It has become a fashion company. Once it goes out of style, it's going to be over so quickly, heads will spin.
Apple: Proudly going out of business for over FORTY YEARS...
The hardware is out of date. And I say this as a lifelong Mac user, working on a MBP right now. I want a Mac Pro with an i9 and a GTX 1080.
So you want a CAD Workstation CPU with (last-year's) GAMING Graphics Card?
Hahahahahahaha!!!!!
Name more than a small handful (if any) of Games that would benefit from an i9's EIGHTEEN Cores (36 threads).
Name one CAD/Video Editing Application that would benefit from the GTX 1080s limited Display-handling abilities (a paltry FOUR 4k monitors). From a Workstation. In 2017. Right.
Your proposed system is not only mismatched for most MacPro Applications, but it also doesn't sound like much of an "upgrade" to me.
Is a fucking Mac Pro that is not a fucking trash can. That you can buy a new updated fucking motherboard for and not a waste a whole god damn machine.
Name even ONE Mac which has (or had) an upgradeable Motherboard.
They DID experiment (briefly!) with Upgradeable Processor Modules; but never a whole mobo.
So, if you want that whole "I enjoy working ON my computer, instead of WITH my computer" bit, but still pine for all that GUI-goodness that is macOS, then by all means, build a Hackintosh. Plenty of fun for all...
Apple knows what you want, you just don't know it yet. Now go enjoy your ultra slim laptop with short battery life, limited memory, and a drawer full of dongles.
As opposed to Dell's/HP's/Acer's/You-Name-It's latest ultra slim laptop, with even shorter battery life, the same limited memory, and a side-panel full of yesterday's ports, right?
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I just replaced the battery in my 6, and it works fine. What triggers this?
Error 53 is invoked by Replacing the Display Assembly, but failing to TRANSFER the ORIGINAL Home Button/Touch ID Sensor (which is PAIRED with the SystemOn[a]Chip soldered to YOUR iP6's logic board) to the NEW Display Assembly, then Booting the Unit.
It's an anti-theft/anti-confiscation measure, not an anti-repair gotcha. C
(Rolls eyes)
It respects what now?
Your first two sentences clearly state you gave up the right to repair from 3rd parties. And of course if their in house repair breaks something they fix it. That's how it's been. You can't get error 53 from Apple, that's the whole point of error 53.
Sigh.
Wrong.
The whole point of Error 53 is So someone can't take your phone (think "traffic stop"), swap the Home Button/Touch ID Sensor encoded with their fingerprint, and gain FULL ACCESS to your Phone.
It isn't about 3rd party repairs.
Yet another breathless article about iOS's "Error 53".
Yet another bald-faced LIE about it's meaning.
"Error 53" happens when a STUPID PERSON replaces the Display Assembly in an iPhone/iPad with Touch ID, BUT FAILS TO DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. TRANSFER the ORIGINAL Home Button/Touch ID Sensor from the ORIGINAL Display assembly to the NEW Display Assembly. There are many tutorials available on HOW to do this, as well as the IMPORTANCE of doing so.
2. Take their iOS Device to the Apple Store, where they can determine whether you are likely the ACTUAL OWNER of the iPhone, and will "Pair" the NEW Home Button/Touch ID to the Device.
Either will prevent Error 53 from happening.
So, it has NOTHING to do with "anti-third-party-repair", and EVERYTHING to do with making it more difficult for someone to STEAL your phone (or "confiscate" it), and then gain Access simply by swapping out the Touch ID with one encoded with THEIR fingerprints instead of YOURS...
Amazing.
Another Apple horror story, another AC.
What a coincidence!
Who's "We"? You and all your doppelgänger ACs?
Amazing.
Another Apple horror story, another AC.
What a coincidence!
You must think WE'RE retarded.
All the pretty little AC postings, all in a row.
Amazing.
Another Apple horror story, another AC.
What a coincidence!
Amazing.
Another Apple horror story, another AC.
What a coincidence!
NOT.
Amazing.
Another Apple horror story, yet another AC.
What a coincidence!
Amazing!
Another Apple horror story, another AC.
What a coincidence!
Amazing.
Another Apple horror story, another AC.
What a coincidence!
Every company sometimes ships things that don't work. It's just too bad that the Apple stores try to give you a refurbished product as a replacement when you bought new.
I hate that too; but everyone does it, especially with mobile devices.
The truth is, even with a very low failure rate, the sheer numbers of cellphones means that there is a pretty damn long queue for repairs. So, if someone wanted THEIR phone back, not only would it become a tracking nightmare during the repair process; but the owner would be LIVID by the time, MONTHS LATER, when they actually got THEIR original device back!
I know the actual repair doesn't take that long; but it takes that long to get through the REPAIR QUEUE...
Think about it.
I bought a second generation iPhone (3G) from the Apple store in Bellevue Square Mall (in the Seattle area and was home to Microsoft before our IPO), and it didn't work out of the box. I bought the phone in the store then walked to my car and opened the packaging. It rebooted a couple of times after crashing, and the volume buttons didn't work. I walked back to the store, and the employee claimed they couldn't replace it under warranty since it had water damage. Fortunately, I had bought it with my American Express card, so the threat of calling them got them to eventually after a couple of hours of arguing got them to replace it. The replacement was a refurbished one that gave me problems the entire three years I used it. Apple makes great products, but has terrible customer service.
So says the same AC as above.
Being an AC-sock puppet is a special kind of smarmy.
Fuck off, LIAR.
and four of them had problems out of the box. Three either had keys that didn't work or keycaps that weren't attached to the scissors (I think that's the right word). The fourth simply wouldn't boot. In every case, the Apple Store at first refused to replace the laptop. They claimed they could only send them back for depot repairs. The first time was a 17" PowerBook that I think was $3,300 in December 2003. I let them send it back for repairs, and it was fourteen weeks before I got it back. After that experience, I argued like hell and threatened chargebacks. It's amazing how Apple typically make such high quality stuff, but their customer service is just garbage.
Of course. That's why they keep being at the top of independent customer satisfaction surveys, year after year.
You can say a lot of things about Apple; but "bad customer service" ain't one of them.
You're a fucking liar and an Anonymous Coward to boot.
The postulate was "Everytime Jobs isn't in charge at Apple, Apple goes to shot."
I can only think of one period of time that Jobs wasn't in charge at Apple.
Am I forgetting something?
Every few days a new iOS update is downloaded without my consent, with no way to disable it. Wasting my money on data caps. Apple should use it's $100 billion to pay for internet connections of its users if it wants to force download updates.
Bullshit.
iOS Update Downloads are only done over WiFi, so no impact on your cellular data usage.
Also, It ONLY downloads updates if on WiFi AND connected to AC. So, turn on Airplane Mode (or just turn off WiFi) while you charge.
And you HAVE to Consent to INSTALL it.
So, what was your question again?
I'm still using a mid-2011 17" MBP for all my work in Lightroom. Brilliant laptop, great screen, and the best form factor for a 17" laptop at the time.
When you say "docking station", are you thinking of those god awful things that PC users put up with? I just plug in a thunderbolt connector and power lead in to my work 2015 15" MBP. The screen has a hub in it. I look forward to the upgrade to USB-C. I hope I never again have to use one of those horrible docks I had in the past with Dell laptops.
No, I think he meant a TB Dock.
>> docking station - it's called a Thunderbolt port
After plugging/unplugging a thousand times (getting close I think) I worry about my little Thunderbolt port, which feels like it's getting looser. I guess I'm hoping for something more "commercial grade" (designed for 10K+ plugs/unplugs, with a physical "ker-chunk" when it's docked).
Thunderbolt Connectors ARE rated at 10K+ Insertions/Removals, IIRC.
Developer here. I do some development on my MacBooks (newest is MacBook Pro from mid 2015). My ongoing wishlist:
- Large screens (DPI matters less than actual real estate): 15-inches or more, and vertical space is valuable
- At least two large/powered USB ports (today I have two large - Type A - and one powered)
- Two HDMI ports (today I have one; I use an adapter for my second monitor)
- Docking station (I do most of my work at one workstation where my monitors/keyboard/headphones live - today I plug/unplug 6 cables when I get in for the morning or back from a meeting)
No, I don't need a headphone jack. Bluetooth/wireless is a thing these days.
Sounds like you need a 2016 MacBook Pro with a nice TB3 Dock, like this:
One cable. Done. Three MORE Ports left!
https://blog.macsales.com/3856...
Apple is going to fail so fast, it's going to be epic. It has become a fashion company. Once it goes out of style, it's going to be over so quickly, heads will spin.
Apple: Proudly going out of business for over FORTY YEARS...
How else will they make m/billions of dollars off your back?
Including drm in headphones, 30% tax on everything else...
Why do you just LIE through your teeth?
What FUCKING DRM in headphones?
WHAT FUCKING "30% Tax" on "Everything Else"?
Die, Hater.
The hardware is sound...
The hardware is out of date. And I say this as a lifelong Mac user, working on a MBP right now. I want a Mac Pro with an i9 and a GTX 1080.
So you want a CAD Workstation CPU with (last-year's) GAMING Graphics Card?
Hahahahahahaha!!!!!
Name more than a small handful (if any) of Games that would benefit from an i9's EIGHTEEN Cores (36 threads).
Name one CAD/Video Editing Application that would benefit from the GTX 1080s limited Display-handling abilities (a paltry FOUR 4k monitors). From a Workstation. In 2017. Right.
Your proposed system is not only mismatched for most MacPro Applications, but it also doesn't sound like much of an "upgrade" to me.
They don't sell oodles of trash cans. The trash can does not address the needs of the market it is intended to serve.
In practical terms, since it is a low-volume product, allowing it to be upgraded more easily by the end user might be economically viable.
It's a "low-volume-product" in Apple-terms. But they still probably sell more of them than all of the laptops on this list, combined.
Is a fucking Mac Pro that is not a fucking trash can.
That you can buy a new updated fucking motherboard for and not a waste a whole god damn machine.
Name even ONE Mac which has (or had) an upgradeable Motherboard.
They DID experiment (briefly!) with Upgradeable Processor Modules; but never a whole mobo.
So, if you want that whole "I enjoy working ON my computer, instead of WITH my computer" bit, but still pine for all that GUI-goodness that is macOS, then by all means, build a Hackintosh. Plenty of fun for all...
Everything since the Apple IIe is just bloat. The question is which bloat is useful and which is not.
Hah! The //e is Bloat!
Everything since the Apple ][ (non-Plus, non-"e") is just bloat.
Afterall, 48 k should be enough for anybody, amirite?
Apple knows what you want, you just don't know it yet. Now go enjoy your ultra slim laptop with short battery life, limited memory, and a drawer full of dongles.
As opposed to Dell's/HP's/Acer's/You-Name-It's latest ultra slim laptop, with even shorter battery life, the same limited memory, and a side-panel full of yesterday's ports, right?