They’re amazing, but they are also mostly disposable.
It’s a huge win that will save money and reduce e-waste.
“By making repairs easier, we can reduce the amount of electronic waste generated each year.
This is Apple’s official repair guide!.Apple
If battery replacement is easy, you could keep that phone ticking along for years.
The only problem so far has been that repair is hard.
Too hard for many people to tackle themselves.
Make sure you connect the battery the right way around or you’ll remove the glue from the wrong side.iFixit
Bizarrely, you’d often still have to disassemble much of the internals to reach those tabs.
Theofficial guideshows the repair is done with a standard 9V battery and some alligator clips, available anywhere.
But if you have the means to supply more juice, the glue will release faster.
This is probably how independent repair shops will do faster repairs.
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There’s another improvement, too.
The battery is now encased in steel instead of a plastic pouch.
And a burning phone battery is extremely dangerous.
Oddly, the iPhone 16 Pro Max does not have the encased battery.
“The EUs right to repair legislation has likely forced this move.
