iOS 16 kills Face ID on older iPhones: repairs cost a pretty penny

iOS 16 is surprisingly riddled with software issues. We barely had time to talk about a new bug due to which

older iPhone 14 Pro refuses to turn onafter a night of charging, another one surfaced. There is a rapidly growing number of complaints on Reddit forums that the Face ID facial recognition system stops working after installing iOS 16 and later. Judging by the records, this concerns completely different models: there are references to the iPhone X, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Smartphones unanimously display the error “Face ID is not available, try setting it up later”.

Technical support staff in most casesoffer victims to contact service centers or Apple Stores, and diagnostic tests call the hardware problem. In view of this, many users whose iPhone warranty has already expired were kindly offered repairs at the service center for impressive money ($375 is mentioned). Moreover, there is a case when the service center failed to carry out repairs and simply offered to buy a new iPhone for the full price. Apple has not yet commented, and therefore it is better to refrain from switching to iOS 16 and newer versions for now.

© Vladimir Kovalev.

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