Apple’s iOS 17.0.3 update appears to have solved the widely reported overheating problems for some users. But the update also fixed a lesser known issue that saw some front facing camera features disabled after a repair.
But repair specialist Ricky Panesar, founder of iCorrect, has found that the disabled camera features in a repaired iPhone 15 will return after updating the device to iOS 17.0.3. It’s hard to know if Apple is changing its attitude towards parts pairing. But Panesar previously explained to me that he—and others in the repair community—had expected the new USB-C connection to be paired to the logic board. This was a concern based on leaked images of the charging port before the iPhone 15 was released. In theory, it could have restricted iPhone 15 owners to only using Apple chargers, or cables, through reductions in data speed or warning messages.