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I'm handy but not a trained technician. For example, I've replaced a starter in a 2003 Honda Odyssey, repair appliances around my house, etc. I used an iFixit k
by js2 8y ago
I'm handy but not a trained technician. For example, I've replaced a starter in a 2003 Honda Odyssey, repair appliances around my house, etc. I used an iFixit kit to replace the battery and screen in an iPhone SE. It took me about an hour following their guide. The hardest part was getting the old battery unglued from the case. I was careful to follow their warnings about fully discharging the old battery. Nothing burst into flames.
Was it potentially dangerous? I suppose... but so is using power tools. Frankly I'm more worried about fire every time I charge one of my 18650 flashlight batteries.
This is BS from Apple, and further it's paternalistic.
- tty2300 8y agoThanks to the work by ifixit its possible for anyone to replace an iPhone battery but without the hard work from a 3rd party there is no way you would be able to replace a battery. You have to know exactly which screws to remove, the direction to lift things, the connectors to discounted and when to apply force because lifting the battery requires a huge amount of heat and force.
- snotrockets 8y agoBut that’s exactly what the right to repair is all about: requiring apple to sell the manuals and tools needed to safely fix your devices. If anyone should be lobbying against it, it should be ifixit...