Apple has generously determined to again off of a absolutely coincidental display restore entice that had bricked Face ID on the iPhone 13.

According to a brand new report from The Verge, Apple is planning to imminently launch a software program replace that can remove the necessity for a tiny microcontroller chip to be transferred over from an iPhone 13’s authentic display to ensure that a brand new one to be suitable with Face ID. That switch course of, in accordance with the report, presently requires “…time, special equipment, and the ability to microsolder”—which is kind of just like the religious reverse of what the display restore course of usually entails below regular circumstances.

For impartial restore retailers, the additional effort required to interchange an iPhone 13 display whereas nonetheless maintaining Face ID purposeful had difficult one of the vital frequent varieties of cellphone repairs, dealing a serious blow to each customers and the skilled restore trade. Last week the buyer electronics and how-to web site iFixit had reported extensively on the adjustments to the restore course of, calling the shift “a dark day for fixers, both DIY and professional.”

Justin Drake Carroll, the CEO and founding father of the Virginia-based restore chain Fruit Fixed, informed iFixit that display repairs accounted for about 35% of his income income.

“At one point it was 60%, a few years ago,” Carroll stated. “We worked really hard to push that figure down, so that one revenue stream wasn’t such a huge part of what we do. Obviously, it’s still an incredibly important part of our business model.”

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As iFixit points out, small repair shops looking to stave off financial disaster would likely have had to choose between two grim options: joining Apple’s Independent Repair Provider (IRP) program, or picking up a few quick microsoldering lessons and some welding gear. Thankfully, according to The Verge, Apple says that the anticipated software update will make it so that you’re not required “…to transfer the microcontroller to keep Face ID working after a screen swap.”

Although there’s presently no phrase on when precisely Apple’s software program replace is scheduled to roll out, impartial restore retailers and right-to-repair advocates are doubtless relieved.