iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs

Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by scholia on Saturday February 06, 2016 @09:16AM (#11047799)

> There's a lot of stuff that depends on the secure element - in fact the phone would be quite useless without it.

Disclaimer: I don't own an iPhone with Touch ID.

However, it seems to me that the phone should still work if you logged on with your PIN instead of with TouchID. It should therefore be as useful as most phones that didn't have TouchID in the first place (which happens to be all my Android and iOS smartphones).

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Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by Reason077 on Saturday February 06, 2016 @09:37AM (#11047878)

Correct. In fact, a passcode is always required the first time after you reboot your phone. The passcode secures the Secure Element, which contains the fingerprint data used by Touch ID.

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Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by neohaven on Saturday February 06, 2016 @01:34PM (#11049020)

On TouchID phones, the PIN is held in the same secure enclave as the TouchID data.

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Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by scholia on Sunday February 07, 2016 @09:52AM (#11052998)

OK, thanks! Can you reset the PIN without knowing the original?

If you can't, there's no need to brick the phone...

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