https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3vgqb/apple-said-it-will-stop-breaking-face-id-on-independently-repaired-iphone-13s > Apple has said it plans to back off breaking the Face ID feature on iPhone 13s using aftermarket screens, the Verge reported Tuesday. > According to iFixit, the iPhone 13s screen was a right-to-repair nightmare that could destroy independent repair stores forever. iPhone 13 screens come with a small microcontroller that needs to be synced to the phone to allow Face ID to work. Removing the chip requires specialized skills many repair stores don’t have.