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Houli_Dooli · January 29, 2019, 9:52pm

Im sure this happened to me like a week ago.
my sister rang on facebook messenger, and she said she could hear me before I answered.

Houli_Dooli · January 30, 2019, 12:14am

Advice from a mate

I still have a day job in IT so I am often involved in advise and remediation of security issues such as the latest Apple iOS issue, which impacts everyone,

Since this the news broke this morning Apple have now disabled some of the features on their end to reduce the possibility of someone exploiting this, but if you are still a little nervous follow the steps below to disable:

iPhone/iPad

Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad
Scroll down and select FaceTime
Toggle off the green button at the top of the screen.

To turn it off on a Mac, follow these steps:

Open the FaceTime app
Go to FaceTime on top of the screen
Select “Turn FaceTime Off.”

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 30, 2019, 12:35am

Easily fixable on a 6.
I’ve done them myself (unless the back case is bent, in which case, good luck).

Should be ~ $100
It’s $250 from apple.

The newer (theoretically waterproof) ones have more seals, trickier.

Koala · January 30, 2019, 1:59am

where does he buy the screen from?

Houli_Dooli · January 30, 2019, 2:45am

whoever can fix it generally will supply the screen.
IF DIY probably Ebay

premature_rookie_ele · January 30, 2019, 3:15am

i just got my work phone fixed. new screen for $80 installed.

they quoted $90 to fix my 6S plus screen. that’s a copy screen, so quality isn’t the same as an original, but i’m sure most people wouldn’t notice.

Koala · January 30, 2019, 3:18am

where did you get that done? or what sort of place should my colleague be looking for that might offer the service?

premature_rookie_ele · January 30, 2019, 3:23am

sorry, i left off the most important bit!

it’s in moorabbin.

imobilestore, shop 12/105 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin

Koala · January 30, 2019, 3:45am

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 30, 2019, 3:54am

Most shopping centres have someone who’ll do it.

Shelton10 · January 30, 2019, 6:41am

I had a 3GS where the screen stopped working. I took it to Apple, who said $350 to fix, so I said no, thanks.

I then took it to one of those while-you-wait screen repair places and not much later had a new screen for $84. Not an Apple screen and not as good, but perfectly adequate for a phone that was then about 4 years old.

Bacchusfox · January 30, 2019, 11:52pm

I got mine fixed in Hoi An for $10. Genuine Apple bits and an Apple Dealer. costs $100 at our Local Shopping Centre. So tell your colleague to go on a holiday.

Reboot · January 30, 2019, 11:56pm

Doesn’t a non apple screen affect certain sensors in the phone?

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 31, 2019, 1:24am

No.
And I’ve never even noticed a drop in image quality. One of the three I’ve done required an adjustment to the image colour temp, which is done through SW settings, took 3 seconds. (It resolved itself anyway after about a week, was just the screen “burning in”)

But you can’t replace the home button yourself. That’s where the black magic lives.

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 31, 2019, 1:52am

Nah, it wasn’t.
Apple are very big on having standardised pricing worldwide.

Bacchusfox · January 31, 2019, 2:59am

I saw it HAP.

This was an accredited Apple Dealer, and they had all original packing. Otherwise best fake I have ever seen.

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 31, 2019, 3:03am

I won’t break the news about your Ray-Bans yet.

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 31, 2019, 4:15am

As to whether fake or not.
Apple get all their parts off essentially generic H/W suppliers. Samsung/foxconn/pegtron/sharp etc.
Might not be any different, but would’ve come through a different supply chain. And Apple would gladly void warranty over that…

premature_rookie_ele · January 31, 2019, 4:19am

Roy Bons i think you mean.

Shelton10 · February 8, 2019, 5:20am

What about his genuine solid gold Rolox watch?