Apple is Locking iPhone Batteries to Discourage Independent Repair

At the launch of iOS 12 in September of 2018, repair techs started to notice a disturbing trend: any time they replaced a battery in an iPhone newer than the iPhone X, the battery health diagnostics tool in the Settings app would report that the installed battery was unable to be verified as an authentic Apple battery. As a result, battery health information feature would be disabled. This happened even if the installed battery was a verified authentic Apple part, even one from another brand-new iPhone.
What does this mean? Well, thankfully replacement batteries still work (for now, at least), but it's one more thorn in the side of Apple fixers. Not only does it subtly undermine the reputation of repair shops in the eyes of customers, but it also takes away the truly-useful battery health feature.
So if you thought Apple had stopped attacking independent repair, we've got some bad news for you. They now appear to be locking down even the most basic repairs: unnecessarily pairing commonly-repaired parts to the logic board, and preventing their full functionality from being restored after a non-authorized repair.
2019 update: The new iPhone 11 phones all exhibit a similar behavior, but this time with their displays, in addition to their batteries.
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[@Reconseal4050]

But if warranty is already over, you should have a right to repair it however you like.

[@mohammadqasimsurve5476]

Even if warranty is there who are they to tell us where to repair bro. It's better to void warranty then to give same amount as new iPhone for repairing your back glass.

[@nullpwn]

You see, if your warranty is void or expired; they don't want you to replace and still use the phone, they just want to make you, the end user to buy another one. Simple as that

[@bundubashing2591]

You can repair it however you like regardless. Nothing is getting blocked the update just let's you know if the battery wasn't installed with Apples gear.

[@TheArtofRepair]

Regardless of the warranty, you have the right to open your own product and replace the parts, even under warranty apple will still deny coverage sometimes! Thanks for taking the time to comment on this iFixit Video, They were a huge help in me getting this information out to the public, Couldn't have done it without them!

[@datilma]

PhantomMatrix if you own the phone why can't you do what you want with it? Just another exclusive money grab by apple because Android OS phones are killing them

[@jeffsabados8075]

If you bought it, you can do whatever you want with it. That includes repairing it yourself.

[@shivamPandey-ku5eu]

when phone will blast then don't run to apple

[@alvaroj9509]

Apple has every right to do whatever they want with their products. That includes what they don't want you to do with the their products. If you dont like it, then leave them

[@rishabhthakur8763]

@@alvaroj9509 if i buy a product, i can use it however i want to use it. They can recommend me to use it in a certain way but not force me.

[@RainingSaturn]

@@alvaroj9509 a sheep spotted.

[@retardusmaximus9429]

But technically seen you dont really buy ist. Strong simplified: You buy a licence to use iOS and get a device for it. works like this at least in germany

[@ErnestJay88]

What next? Use "unauthorized apple case and screen protector" your iPhone won't even turn on.

[@moneymaker57210]

r/wooooosh

[@matthewangelovillanueva1533]

@@Toyeboy89 r/wooooooosh

[@ninjasiren]

No, just give them ideas, so they will see and understand what they are doing with their company.

[@xYuhBoyAnt]

Shit, I have an otter box that I bought from T-Mobile. Guess I’m screwed

[@a52e6]

Very nice feature. Hope it's implemented in the latest iPhones.

[@Den-xb5og]

These good old times where you could just opened a galaxy phone and change the battery as easy as changing a profile picture

[@imeakdo7]

Ahh, minimalism. And profit.

[@asahel980]

@@imeakdo7 its more like a government mandatory order, as taking the battery off the phone so easily can disrupt NSA job.

[@imeakdo7]

@@asahel980 bruh just buy a faraday bag

[@asahel980]

@@imeakdo7 yeah right like those things work and if it did its not user friendly is it?

[@brianahn3380]

when i used to have my old samsung phone, i had a battery charger. i would have 2 batteries and just swap out for a new one whenever one ran out. good days

[@salahmed2756]

Put a non apple case : Get's you error 99

[@poopyjohn8182]

Salim Ahmed "Apple can't verify that you spent over £100 so it has been disabled for your inconvenience."

[@TheArtofRepair]

haha, you know, sometimes i wouldnt put it past them! Thanks for taking the time to comment on this iFixit Video, They were a huge help in me getting this information out to the public, Couldn't have done it without them!

[@salvaalcon3604]

TheArtofRepair Great job dude! You do great things for the right to repair movement!!

[@denissssss8579]

Nope

[@groszak1]

download a non-iOS font : "virus detected"

[@MichaelGroenendijk]

This is Illegal in Europe law. And with this sales will drop drastically. I am gonna get my popcorn

[@emperorfaiz]

Incoming lawsuit!

[@Unberable]

I doubt the iPhone’s sales will drop, the average consumer doesn’t care about technical things

[@Elliandr]

It's also illegal in American law. Specifically, the right to repair. There was a case a few years ago where companies were basically ordered to stop saying that opening up a device will void the warranty because an old law from decades ago said that you have the right to seek third-party repair unless the company selling you the product is willing to charge less than $10 for that repair. In other words, the only way Apple can justify this is to forever and a day support repairs for less than $10. Any punishment, be it a voided warranty or the removal of a feature, and retaliation for acting on this right is unlawful in the United States. Then again, we're talking about a company that has claimed that every item with an Apple logo coming into the United States is a counterfeit product even if it isn't and as a result refurbished Apple battery is coming in through the ports end up being seized. There have been multiple lawsuits over this already, and my suspicion is that this is just another level of their attempt to prevent 3rd party repair of any kind.

[@Chris-dy1cb]

Lmao you acting like the general masses give a shit about phones this much. People that actually are interested in tech news like this are still very very much the minority

[@TorryGood]

@@Elliandr yea sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Scuf gaming still is breaking that law ftc still hasn't done anything.

[@carstuff4u942]

Remember when your iPhone wouldn’t charge when you didn’t use an authorized Apple charging cable?

[@Originx97]

Steve it’s for your good because unauthorized stuff can damage the worthy product

[@w1z4rd9]

Muhammad Fayaz well that's what an idiot would say

[@oskar115]

Muhammad Fayaz allahu snakbaru cablu applu. Not it will charge.

[@sex_therapist]

@@oskar115 you ok there buddy 😅

[@thunderzx0]

I dont have a authorized charging cable and it works

[@horrortackleharry]

My brother turned into a brainwashed zombie when he began working at an iStore. Only after he left (after 'inappropriately' advising a customer about a cheap repair) did he realise he'd effectively been part of a cult.

[@hannabsn5344]

Same happened to me actually :/

[@flying_Night_slasher]

Your brother is a madlad I like that and remember ALWAYS USE ANDROID!

[@dchawk81]

Tesla and Apple are both cults. Just like Scientology. All based in California.

[@josephfarrugia2350]

Cool story bro, totally changed my life

[@kavelate]

This is the most insane greedy company ever. And people still buy them.

[@tarunamasa4783]

Niranjan Athikavil mow my lawn 😊

[@ethangonzalez1611]

if I could have the ios on a Samsung phone I would get the Samsung with the iOS emojis and interface

[@NamelessPassenger]

Ethan Gonzalez if they sold ios licenses...i don’t think anyone will buy apple...only things good about them are A cpu and ios...no more, no less

[@chydi10]

Gate of hell Heaven bridge that’s the point of having an Apple product. Even you can give good products, do what you want with it. So no matter how much y’all hate Apple, they’ll always do what they do and we don’t care 😂

[@Vampybattie]

Isheeps they are just retarded

[@Ben29214]

I was a loyal Apple customer. I loved the products. But Apple is going down a path that I can't follow along.

[@thetacoguyy]

Finally opening your eyes to apples greediness.

[@wintertarzanjagrup2527]

You are a Moron then in that case if you were a Apple Fan

[@SGTIVLMPC]

@@thetacoguyy this isn't a problem with apple, this is a problem will all tech companies under capitalism

[@Chrisp707-]

@@SGTIVLMPC actually not true. You can buy parts directly from other companies without having to pay for a certification and everything. They'll be more expensive yes but you have the comfort knowing you have an oem Samsung component.

[@SGTIVLMPC]

@@Chrisp707- if they are going to more expensive I don't so that is much of a solution.

[@sosomelodies659]

My Apple problem was solved many years ago. I stopped buying them.

[@292Nigel]

Go Android! ☺

[@simpleinverso8628]

Leaving a like from an S10e

[@thecatonacouch9371]

Android is a cheap piece of trash

[@marcusphoenixish]

Yes I solved my apple problem the same way. With android phone and tablet no real issues to report 😊

[@simpleinverso8628]

@@thecatonacouch9371 yes, it can be a cheap piece of trash if you buy a cheap piece of trash phone. But, it can also be an incredible experience if you get a decent phone!

[@hammadvhora]

Download Spotify and iPhone says: “Sorry but your (almost ours!) iPhone Speakers only recognise Apple Music”. LOL!

[@boxbird5723]

It seems a little ironic that youre using a memoji as your profile pic

[@hammadvhora]

Boxbird572, yes friend, I am using an iPhone, for Privacy and Simplicity. I just wanted to add to the jokes that were already posted👍🏻.

[@boxbird5723]

@@hammadvhora I see. I also do like Apple products for the simplicity and fluidity of the OS, but I really wish they would focus less on profit and more on how to actually make their products better.

[@imeakdo7]

@@hammadvhora Privacy... does that even exist?

[@flying_Night_slasher]

@@imeakdo7 no it doesn't it's just an illusion now.

[@naveensharma454]

eversince tim cook joined as CEO, innovation at apple is dead but market capitalization increased almost 4 times.

[@ItsNotAProblem]

Cook is more of a businessman than Steve was a creative thinker. Johnathan Ive should've had more influence in the company. But Cook restricted his design team. It's a good thing he left the company.

[@danieldictatorandrew]

If Steve Knew this was happening he would not be happy

[@jimcanterak7349]

@@ItsNotAProblem Steve Jobs was a good salesman, nothing more. He could sell shit for gold.

[@uktech]

#TimCrook

[@MGZetta]

That is why apple repairs full of talkers and lawyers instead of repairman and engineers.

[@ATF.California]

Louis Rossmann has joined the chat 😡

[@leonardyeski8412]

Could you just snap apple out of this?

[@tarunamasa4783]

Thanos that bastard has no other work 😑😑🙄🙄 always wining about apple

[@ethangonzalez1611]

THE PUBG NOOB because apple is scamming customers 🙃

[@NamelessPassenger]

Ethan Gonzalez that is not a scam...it is just a suprise “blood” thirsty system...they still give you good product but with awful pricetag...

[@Chrisp707-]

@Bobby Brady he has that right as Apple is constantly on his ass literally trying to put him out of business

[@boogerking7411]

*I put a plastic screen protector on my Iphone. Now it says "Unable to verify screen protector. Phone is now locked indefinitely for your safety"* Then I went to apple store, they said they could fix it for 1000 bucks, I said no of course! Then they said they'd give me a discount. They said they'd fix it for 999 bucks. Wadya think guys? The discount is so tempting and apple is so nice to offer me a discount.

[@cartanfan-youtube]

take it dude, i hear they are raising the price of phone unlocking next month

[@tiraminess]

lmaooo

[@fly-galaxy3176]

Take it it’s a good deal🙂

[@kung-fuhustle5755]

Lol 😂😂

[@Mxjor]

0.1% discount wow you're balling

[@johnnylor9310]

An unfortunate apple fan: I have bought a used iPhone. Apple: "Unable to verify you're rich. Phones is lock for your safety"

[@kirayu1]

Me: buys a $10,000 Mac used Apple: Sorry, we are unable to verify that you’re rich. Please send us your credit card info to verify :)

[@jsutto9472]

Ah, the Telsa model

[@energ8t]

Next: You can only buy Apple products with the Apple card. Just wait.

[@HandledToaster2]

The only reason they wouldn't do that is because they want money from you in as many ways as possible

[@togbot3984]

Big brain

[@scr33ncreature27]

That would be a total suicide on apple's part.

[@jamesisaac7684]

No. Just some EXCLUSIVE items. Mobile games have shown how to suck a consumer to his last rouble.

[@arnonabuurs7297]

The card you cannot put in your wallet, or pocket :P

[@redmonster021]

60% of the iPhone users don’t know which iPhone they have.

[@eyemann5706]

As long as they have the logo, they don't give a shit about the specs 😂

[@defencebangladesh4068]

6s user here 😂

[@quentk8886]

75% of iPhone X users say "X" instead of 10

[@defencebangladesh4068]

@@quentk8886 lol

[@InsaneFirebat]

You could probably say that about all phone users.

[@finaltheorygames1781]

Me: My Apple iphone battery's health is low. Apple: Just buy a new iphone. Me: Buys a power bank.

[@raydeen2k]

Welp, That's it then. When my 6 finally dies, I'm moving to Android.

[@ezzie3927]

raydeen2k Buy a Motorolla G7! It’s a good phone!

[@jamesisaac7684]

Murray buy the next iPhone. iOS users don't like android's "buggy" features.

[@blaingunter]

Yeah you'll like Samsung's OneUI if you're coming from iPhone, the launcher is a bit unorganized by default but it is extremely customizable, I have my phone running macOS icons, if apple can do anything right it's icon design.

[@raydeen2k]

@SirSean anything affordable with a headphone jack, user replaceable battery, and removable extra storage. The reason I have the 6 was that I was already familiar with iPhones at my work, and it was a $40 upgrade from a Samsung Juke (and I loved my Juke). Now, the internal battery is going and I think Verizon is going to stop supporting 3G completely by years end. I'm thinking either Samsung or Motorola.

[@raydeen2k]

@@ezzie3927 Noted. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@nathanvdb5678]

Just sue them, they got sued for making the iPhone 8 not turn on when a 3rd party screen was replaced

[@jagr0]

You can go ahead and sue the richest company

[@Racko.]

Sue them? I’m pretty sure the amount of money to sue from the richest company is nothing to them more than a penny

[@sterkriger2572]

Johnny Wynn its not about winning but tarnishing their image. Bendgate did that other class action lawsuits did that. A lawsuit forced then to offer free repairs to macbooks with butterfly keyboard.

[@sO_RoNerY]

Nathan Vdb Oh shit. An Android fanboy in a video about Apple products.

[@YasinHasan]

@@jagr0 apple isnt the richest company

[@ndc1631997]

I think the Chinese will solve this problem in a second

[@jevonsims900]

Yup, just don't buy Apple products. Asians in China always boycott businesses with AntiConsumer business practice.

[@ifb6368]

@@jevonsims900 Whilst also buying their knockoff cloned versions of those same companies they claim to boycott.

[@TheArtofRepair]

While I have been discussing this issue at length with many of the advanced tool makers here in China, the current consensus is that based on the secure memory used in the security protocol, being similar/the same as Touch ID. It may not currently be feasible. :/ but do not worry, I'm still working on the case daily right now!

[@ifb6368]

@@TheArtofRepair Your sentence doesn't make sense. Your visit to the sweatshops didn't involve you discussing shit.

[@visionblurry7891]

Right

[@SirBrucie]

Apple: *goes out of its way to pair your battery to your phone so you cant remove it * Also Apple: *thinks its too much trouble to add a headphone jack*

[@jamesisaac7684]

They are trying to move forward, headphones are 100 year old technology. It also takes up premium real estate in a smartphone.

[@Zoran69]

Surgical implants for ear buds. No pods or wires. Moving forward xD

[@lukem9962]

@@jamesisaac7684 backwards you dont remove a feature to innovate its just to sell shitty wireless buds

[@ABEL-cd2sp]

James Isaac Yeah let me just charge you $150 for Bluetooth headphones that sounds OK not even good just average

[@torar_]

​@@jamesisaac7684 Its old so what? It works... there is no benefit removing it. There are only disadvantages, less ports means you need to carry dongles with you.

[@theunknownbeing7]

They don’t want independent repairs, but then will force you to spend thousands to buy a new device based off of a small bent pin?

[@Henchman_Holding_Wrench]

Their only innovation now is methods in extracting money from Apple customers.

[@andy4b767]

People need to understand that Apple is a for-profit company. Any business wants to make as much money as possible

[@Henchman_Holding_Wrench]

Yeah, that's obvious, but there is a difference between turning a profit and milking loyal customers. You can argue that the line is blurry, but locking a specific battery to a phone so you have to go to their stores is solidly in the latter.

[@estignatic]

That's the difference between Steve Jobs and Tim Cook. Steve was about innovation and Tim is about profits and saving money.

[@cellphones6862]

@@estignatic Jobs was a smart asshole. Tim is a stupid asshole.

[@andy4b767]

It is good for a company to satisfy and listen to their customers while make a profit at the same time

[@melnium]

As if I needed another reason not to buy an Apple product.

[@francisatta5590]

Yeah, right. (Never) nasty ways of making money from their users

[@thasco]

I bought my last apple product in 2012. I wasn't necessarily a "fan boy", but I did adhere to the old "brand loyalty" bit.

[@jheighten7568]

Amén to that. I already have Samsung Galaxy a70 on my cart, all I have to do is hit that button

[@commonsensechristianitywit1085]

melnium don’t buy

[@demonicdarkness3749]

@Michael Kevin Millet You don't have to go full blown. I still use Mac, but ditched the iPhone for Samsung. Wish I started with it, the things you can do with Android are amazing compared to ios. Not sure why you have an ipod and iphone though. Apple watch is a rip. I got a Galaxy watch active.

[@messerschmitt_bf109]

Just waiting for the day apple locks you out of using headphones that aren't an apple product

[@numalesoybea1348]

Soon this will literally happen.

[@trafalgar3963]

1. Your iphone wont charge bacause of using unauthorized charger. 2. Your iphone wont play any sound because of using unauthorized airpods. 3. Your iphone wont open because of unauthorized case and screen protector. Now, apple wont include any power brick and earpods on newer iphones such as 11 line ups and 12’s. - “sold separately” 🙂

[@indeedsussy7838]

Next feature will be you need to buy battery license key after every 12 months which will cost only 199.99

[@LX_B]

And braindead will buy it too

[@WaffleLord109]

I wouldn't be surprised, since apple tried to keep people from charging their phones when using third party cables. I'm not sure if they still do that, but when I had an iphone 6, the third party cable that I bought did not even work. My phone gave me an error message saying that my cable was not apple certified. This is why I have an android phone.

[@draconic5129]

And then jailbreaking will make a Fierce and Furious come back

[@GreggyMcfly]

Seems like flip phones will be back in style.

[@evilbluntgaming]

And that’s a great price!

[@obiobi782]

Apple: I'm gonna end this man whole carrier. Chinese repairman: Here, hold my soldering equipment.

[@zachberg4675]

This made me laugh I kid you not but really fuck apple

[@aaron7520]

No need for a soldering iron it’s just a plug

[@ok-jl7qo]

@@aaron7520 its a joke...

[@aaron7520]

I get that a lot. Especially from morons like you.

[@ireplytocomments3929]

@@aaron7520 Apparently you consider this an argument? "Especially from morons like you." Why would you say that if.. We "shouldn't be arguing" yet, you literally started the argument. Just goes to show your hypocrisy.

[@Every-picture-tells-a-story]

I currently own an I phone 8 Plus. Once this phone is done, I will never purchase another Apple 🍏 product ever again. LIARS 🤥 CHEATERS. Back to Android at least they will tell you to your face.

[@zoidburg2975]

They will also collect all you data use it, sell it and manipulate you with it. Yes it collects your location data regardless of your settings. Google is fucking evil.

[@johnnynalley]

@@zoidburg2975 Google doesn't sell your data. They just store it for ad personalization.

[@johnnynalley]

@@zoidburg2975 And even if they did, there are still Google apps on iPhone like KZbin or Google maps. If you've used either of those, they already got you.

[@angelzx7961]

Reinhard Gellen America*

[@imeakdo7]

Tell that to a Panamanian teenager. They absolutely love AR emojis.

[@yit555]

Over the past 8 years I had the iPhone 3GS, 4S, 5C, and now the SE. As soon as my SE dies I’m done with Apple.

[@OrinSorinson]

Right To Repair is doing all it can to fight "self-regulating" from companies like Apple.

[@EDITS_SC]

Right to repair is doing everything it can to bolster it's own business model. They do not do this free. Not everyone should be tinkering with devices. And Apple is clearly just covering themselves again non gen batteries so when/if battery explodes they cannot be sued.

[@EDITS_SC]

@William Mills But Apple is still not locking the battery and merely stating that the battery is non genuine. This is more to cover themselves in the event that the battery fails and they try to sue Apple which seems to be common practice in the US.

[@EDITS_SC]

@J Hemphill Pressured to upgrade by who? That is not what the article is about. They are stating Apple is locking the battery which is 100% incorrect in order to service their own agenda. Let not forget there are not too many phone OEM's that makes phones easy to repair. Just check the Note 10 for instance. But everyone loves to pick on Apple.

[@kishores7034]

Apple wants to own your iPhone even when you buy it

[@Mark-wp4lw]

There may actually be case law against this. There was a lawsuit regarding those companies (one in particular) who were gathering used up printer cartridges and refilling them for resale. I forget the specifics but I think HP was the company and they sued this company, effectively stating that even after the cartridge is purchased, they still own the cartridge and they do now allow them to be refilled. The cartridge company lost the lawsuit so maybe affected iPhone owners could also claim that once they purchase the phone, how they wish to repair it should not be infringed upon by Apple?

[@finaltheorygames1781]

Apple: We aren't going to use screws in our next iphone because we going to weld the whole thing shut as one piece because we don't want you to get in.

[@mo.vuitton]

I'm from algeria and we don't have offical apple stores to take our phone's to get fixed, apple just don't care.

[@jonn1000]

Here is a thought I has whilst watching this video: I have the iPhone 7+ due to the cost of new phones. I have ALWAYS bought the newest iphone on launch day up to this point. 3 days ago I changed the battery on my 7+ because it's easy and cheap. If I was doing to send it to apple it would cost a fortune. So...... When it comes to getting a new iPhone (if I can bring myself to spend over £1000) then my next issue is why can I not repair it myself? It's my phone? Then the next issue is, if I decide I don't want to use apple products anymore, because of the price of the products and then the fact we have to pay apple a huge amount to repair even basic things, I will lose all of my purchases for this platform and over the years I have spent hundreds and maybe even thousands on Apple apps etc, then there's the other stuff like Macbook, my ipads, my apple watch. I would lose it all. But with each and every price rise and report like this then my head is telling me to switch to android. You can buy a decent android phone for a couple of hundred pounds, and if it breaks a year or two later just get another, I can't justify spending over £1000 on a phone. I was pushing my limit by spending just under £900 on this 7+. Thanks to apple for making it easier to decide my next phone.

[@evolor]

The problem with Apple is they have made their software so good that if you live in their ecosystem, you are pretty much set. Android can do the same no doubt, but with much more tinkering and hassles, here's a challenge for you, try backup everything app-data-user and all from an old android phone in the past few years to a new one without bootloader unlock, flashing, rooting, all that jazz to begin with. For those that just want their phone to just work out of the box, Apple is one of the few if not the only solution. Android can win anyday in this mobile war, but it needs to get its act together on the software experience, I am an Android user, I am still waiting.

[@Myemnhk]

I mean if it makes it any easier apple music is on android aswell

[@LX_B]

Your brain worked 👍 .. You are not a zombie anymore

[@victory8992]

JerryRigEverything: *_C H A L L E N G E A C C E P T E D_*

[@Myemnhk]

Hacks 4 Life lmfao

[@Myemnhk]

TheGamerX the independent repair part

[@admiralv8538]

correction Strangeparts: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

[@jvaldez5]

Eventually you’re going to need dongles to effectively use your iPhone.

[@rachelminero-winick4815]

hugh jefferys: *chuckles* im in danger

[@StoneCoolds]

“Unable to verify this user as a genuine Apple fan soyboy, please start buying more”

[@xgaming6609]

Yes it is like that.

[@cazh666]

@J G ok J G.

[@deitx4922]

J G ok bud

[@deitx4922]

J G nice winking, man thats some good winking skillz

[@Poorgeniu5]

Apple iPhone: You're better off leasing it like a luxury car.

[@uuuu260]

HDose that’s what they want you to do tho. They just launched a program where you can pay a subscription to upgrade to the newest one every year. They just want to charge a premium 👎🏼

[@digita1sk3tchr]

uuuu260 do people not usually do this? I’ve been leasing all my phones from my carrier, so i can switch every 12 months, financing is based on 18 months- just works out better than spending 1,000 bucks and being stuck with a phone or company ,have had my first iPhone for around 8 or 9 months now 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@uuuu260]

@@digita1sk3tchr No I do something similar, I buy my phone and pay a monthly fee on Verizon. Once I pay half off, I can either continue to pay the phone off or give them the phone to upgrade to a new one but then I have to start paying monthly for that. I usually pay it off so I can trade it in for store credit or sell it myself to get more money.

[@digita1sk3tchr]

uuuu260 oh, okay, yeah- pretty much the same for me. I like having the new phone but no way i’m gonna pay 1k each year all at once, especially when so many other phones come out so often 😅

[@uuuu260]

Camron Lucas yeah way too expensive 👎🏼

[@morgancharles9231]

Batteries wear and screens break, why cant i just repair it on my own?

[@morgancharles9231]

Jay Ay apple is

[@carstuff4u942]

Morgan Charles you can!

[@jamesjacob9632]

apple will beat you up if you try to

[@SRBAnimate]

Like if I bought a mechanical pencil and it runs out of lead. I’d have to go to Staples to change the lead.

[@fitzmode]

Dude: “Just to get a little more technical” Dude 2 seconds later : “charging parameters”

[@UrosSunic]

What if you’re from other countries where there is no Apple Stores ?

[@matrixace_8903]

Don't buy it?

[@mosesdrubahadur3255]

Correct. I live in a developing country. We just discovered oil. We don't have an official apple store. We have an authorized apple retailer that just sell. I often wonder why do people buy apple phones here. We don't have the technology for apple.

[@Matrixprogrammmer]

@@mosesdrubahadur3255 Same. People buy it just cause it makes then look cool. But it's 2019 now and There are better options in the market.

[@Fins-T]

@@Matrixprogrammmer Some people bought apple phone because of their ecosystem so it can't be avoided I think. I'm glad it's not in my country.

[@victorigwe4675]

@Grand Theft Auto channel 🙄have u heard of importation. No apple store in my country too. If you forget your icloud password, you fly from Africa to Florida.

[@SGxShadow]

"Apple doesn't care about us." Me: I'm shocked. Shocked. Well... not that shocked.

[@quchi7232]

I understood that reference.

[@ABEL-cd2sp]

Me: Well not shocked at all really.

[@pcvitamins]

rewatching this video one year later and goose bumps all over, its no battery screen and now camera ....

[@ikefalco]

Maybe a reprogrammer like the one used on lcds to recover True Tone??

[@perseverance8]

Apple has had these design philosophies for some time, if you worked with repair of early Macintosh systems in the late 1980's it was apparent Apple wanted to move towards keeping repair in house.

[@johndillinger3988]

Apple Use to be for the people When the iPhone 3GS came Out. I had bought the iPhone X two years ago and now it’s time to leave . Samsung Note 10 + I’m Coming home

[@squiggle2054]

i also have an iphone x but shit ima be honest i wish i got samsung, apple used to be so good but now they are just shit

[@botv159]

Great choice

[@botv159]

I have s10+ and it's great

[@Myemnhk]

Get the oneplus 7 pro its way better in my opinion

[@germanelias8924]

Out of all the great samsung phones, you had to choose the worst one.

[@projectonionrings]

2030: iPhone could not prove your case is authentic. Your iPhone has been locked for safety reasons.

[@epico5805]

Oh so now what? "This air isn't apple authenticated, we cannot let you charge, or use you iphone"

[@SRBAnimate]

“Your existence isn’t Apple authenticated. We will now come to your house and confiscate your iPhone.”

[@epico5805]

@@SRBAnimate LMAO

[@SpicyMang0s]

Steve Jobs wouldn’t approve of this, Apple digging it’s own grave

[@carlosesparzavazquez4753]

Hell's favorite NPC #69OU812 . exe it’s his company idiot... whether he dead or not ...

[@AhmadMaulana-ir9km]

Apple: Denied replacement battery for people *massive protest* Apple: *we can update the firmware*

[@Xofttam]

A lot of people think this is the battery life. This is the health that is not shown.

[@acevinchenzo]

I just replaced the screen and i got the can't verify if the battery is genuine message. Apple have always been so protective of their devices that's why IBM took over the world in the 80's as they allowed anyone to reverse engineer their computers so everyone could benefit from it but not apple

[@TAMusic]

Thanks for showing us Justin's video!

[@DominicGo]

I’m not saying this is a legitimate reason but one reason why the battery health monitoring is disabled is because the charge cycle and all of the other diagnostic data can be reset and the battery would appear as “new”. I replaced my 6S battery from a 3rd party repair shop and it turns out the battery they used was old but on settings it still showed “100% health”. Took it to another repair shop because it kept on dying too fast/randomly and the guy ran a charge discharge test and confirmed that it was “reset” to make it look new and was not giving enough power (or voltage? Idk but that was the reason why it kept dying randomly) Instead of disabling battery health info completely, maybe they could just show a disclaimer that it might not be accurate or something.

[@Phant0mZ_360]

Apple:stopping independent repair Me:Ah shit here we go again

[@shanepatrick641]

Ahhhh GTA sanandreas

[@estegueydijo....]

Apple doesn't own your iphone, Apple owns YOU.

[@RizzyWow]

Murica! Thankfully I’m in Europe, and under the EU and we get the right to repair soon! No way this will continue here.

[@smithmr1]

Same here... oh wait that fucktard Boris Johnson wants to send us back to the 1940's :(

[@smithmr1]

@Hell's favorite NPC #69OU812 . exe I wouldn't even want to be 1%

[@RizzyWow]

@Hell's favorite NPC #69OU812 . exe Boris is an absolute turd of a PM. He's a puppet who obeys those who pull the strings behind him, like people such as Dominic Cummings.

[@boxertest]

Time for another lawsuit against Apple, just like with the screen when they were blocking screen repair, sue the MFs!!!!

[@lanesmith2853]

Does this also occur on older devices running the current version iOS?

[@SHAURYA181]

Apple forget that the basic idea that people own the thing which they paid for.

[@iwal1645]

Shhhhh, LISTEN!!! Steve jobs is spinning in his ice tomb.

[@onlyonSiMPLE]

Thats hella funny. But he had cancer so.. even they defrost him, he'll die twice 😂 (not to be rude, offensive or anything)

[@SpeederSiehtAlles]

JustSimple A.H not if they just take his dna and recreate him... ...or something...

[@onlyonSiMPLE]

@@SpeederSiehtAlles theyll fuck up his dna and he'll be the retarted jobs then

[@peterthepanda]

We should attach a generator to him, he can probably power the entire Apple campus with all the spinning he's been doing recently.

[@iwal1645]

@@peterthepanda Just the Apple campus, the entire state of California.

[@xyoxus]

Marc Uwe-Kling already included this problem in his satrie book "QualityLand", which will be adopted by HBO. There they have a law prohibiting you to repair broken things.

[@868Labs]

Switched from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy and never going back... I spent enough time living as a sheep

[@TheGQBrotha]

Will admit I’m a sheep as well but my most recent iPhone XS Max and Mac Mini will be the last purchases I make. Enough is enough.

[@mvs]

Just curious to know is it possible to install Android OS in any iphone ?

[@geniusfde]

People... honestly, stop buying apple products.... let's see how they will like that!?

[@geniusfde]

@@frufrufrufru1999 it is disrespectful... you buy, you pay and they control your purchased product... just to make you pay more for repair.

[@Lionheart1188]

@@frufrufrufru1999 simpleton

[@Racko.]

Go on and tell all 8 billion ppl then, not on a KZbin comment 👋🏽

[@JohnnyS.]

That's not gonna work u can't tell almost the whole world not to buy a product. Just have to push the right to repair

[@vgamesx1]

@@JohnnyS. As much as I'm for right to repair, why do I need to worry about other people? If everyone wants to keep buying Apple products even after being told about how anti-consumer they can be, then it's their problem to deal with not mine... Since I do care, I have never once even considered purchasing an Apple product.

[@edwingarcia1809]

WE NEED LAWS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS. NOW!!! "Right to Repair"

[@cloroxbleachsquad8697]

Wow someone posted the same comment and got attacked but dumbheads I hope you don't

[@awdx4g63]

I did a test a current draw test on IOS 14 on my iphone 6s with 3rd party battery. When the battery is fully charged, it still constantly drawing 0.7A to 0.8A current. This constantly heats up the battery, casuing it to degrade real fast. I did the same exact test on iphone SE first gen and iphone 11 pro with factory original batteries, they draw 0.05A after fully charged. Apple intended to put some kill code in their IOS 14 (not 13, pretty sure the heating issue didn't happen) to intend to kill your battery real fast. I'm not giving up my 6S, battery is only $10 and low power mode seems to help. Hope it helps people out there. (force low power mode) Apple, Same on you.

[@73dlb]

Shame

[@Monuments_to_Good_Intentions]

I wish I had the money to start my own phone company, smart phones are barely phones any longer, its so hard to have a conversation on one any longer, a majority of my calls are both sides saying “what did you day”

[@ritarossweisse_]

Problem : Apple Solution : Buy an Android

[@amandeep23man]

Thats not a solution thats just another problem

[@AryaEZAF]

@Bobby Brady worse? Lol said by a isheep pretty ironic eh?

[@rotimika]

Arya carry two phones android is not as uniform as it used to be its fragmented and it’s security updates and support is less than 4 years and I have a pixel two and before that several Samsung’s and Sony

[@sabersz]

I'm loving these idiots that STILL do not see how much of a scam apple is. Enjoy wasting your money fucking twats.

[@Solid_Snake88]

Arya Dumbass, android is laggy ass slow. Android fanboys think they’re smart buying 12gb ram phones

[@bundubashing2591]

So what you're telling me is, when I buy a used XS Max next year I will know if it has a genuine Apple battery and know exactly how many charge cycles it has had etc? Shudders.

[@kas4751]

bundu bashing this is a positive way to look at it. I would want to know if I were to buy second hand if some parts have been replaced by non-genuine parts.

[@bundubashing2591]

@@kas4751 Exactly. This will have a positive effect on resale value.

[@kas4751]

bundu bashing wait a couple of years and we’ll start to see it on Samsung flagships.

[@markarca6360]

If you can't repair it, you don't own it.

[@donkeykong516]

I don’t have to worry about that anymore, just bought HW Mate 20 Pro. Better cameras, faster internet access, better priced, 2 day battery, 1 hour charging, and waterproof.

[@billjohnson69]

Scotty from Strange Parts did a video on a box that would rewrite cycle counts, etc to/from Apple batteries. I wonder if those boxes would be able to clone the serial number from the old battery and bypass this “feature”

[@Donk999]

I wonder if this is the reason Apple are doing this? Not saying it's right but what would the consequences be if battery info is being re-written to a dodgy replacement and someone gets injured?

[@DouglasHeyen]

its more likely in the code itself. Any sudden increase in the health percentage and bam lockdown. At least thats how i see it being done. Also has anyone tried to hard reset the phone.. as soon as it turns off pull the power on the battery. connect new and see if it triggers the error. wasnt sure if pulling the power whilst on or in powered off state still sets an error condition. just a thought i had. Dont currently have an ipohone i can test. Also once this error is triggered will connecting the old back to phone remove the error state?.. TIA

[@jayah6227]

I've been boycotting Apple for 21 years and I will continue to do

[@daviddenson3324]

But the battery will still charge, right? And the charging indicator symbol and percentage still shows on the screen and in the top corner, correct?

[@suntzu1409]

Wait for the time when your iphone wont even boot with unauthorised battery.

[@abrahamestrada2206]

This is why I switched to a OnePlus 6t. Best choice I have ever made.

[@Kserijaro]

OnePlus 7 Pro- a beast of a phone that lets me do whatever the fuck i want and puts overprices APPLE shit to SHAME. 2k 6.7inc screen with 90HZ refresh rate and unparalleled speed and charging. 4000mah battery and every part is customizable. But you cant compare with apple sheep - they never even see their background :D

[@bonniemunene5163]

This is unnecessary B's, aren't there regulations to shield customers from the agony.

[@fredscratchet1355]

Imagine buying a car and after 5 years your battery dies. Then you are told you cannot replace your own battery but must go back to Ford and pay $3000 for a new one!

[@tiki3698]

No matter how much this sucks, you can’t blame a company for trying to squeeze as much money as they can out of you. It’s unfortunate

[@ProRobloxMoreYT]

This is why I have an outdated iPhone, the iPhone 5c.

[@Legendarydave76]

at the end of this year you will need to leave that 5c as it has no VoLTE, and it will stop working go on phonescoop(dot)com and check it out

[@mab3667]

Ianda Cibro idk what that is but my Jailbroken iphone 5 is still doing fine

[@Legendarydave76]

@@mab3667 they will be shutting down the following frequencies to make way for 5G/LTE so any device that is not voice over LTE compatible will no longer function 1x, 2g, edge, and 3g

[@user-sc4hv8qe6f]

Damn at least get a 6s. I mean shit you probably has another month before it becomes useless after another couple iOS updates

[@LOTPOR0402]

Outdated compared to humpteen other cheaper Android phones ,but not compared to the latest iPhone

[@ylondes9927]

Why do i only get iphone recomendations after i watched this

[@finaltheorygames1781]

Apple: We don't want you to repair your phone. Also Apple: If anything is wrong with your current phone then buy a new one. Also Also Apple: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@homestar99]

I work as an AASP and when we do battery repairs on the newer iPhones like these, it requires us to connect it to their system and it runs a calibration. Then once the phone reboots, the error is gone. Same with when replacing displays on most iPhones, we have to run a calibration.

[@stockmo9197]

This is the reason i love my Samsung/android devices cause not so locked down

[@jlc012]

The last apple product I bought will be the last, I´m done with them.

[@scr33ncreature27]

Same

[@uroskostic8570]

best way to fuck off apple is buying Xiaomi

[@poopeater8747]

I like ur decision

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

The only other choice is a piece of shit Android. Welcome to spyware infested fragmented and poorly coded crapware ( Android )

[@RespectedDesperado]

Better late than never

[@Tigerraj]

Man, I wish i knew this before i went and got a replacement battery done today here in NZ. My phone is not just at 0% even being plugged in.

[@jocefjose6004]

Next thing apple users would likely encounter is a blank screen with a warning message that the broken screen was replaced by independent techs thus booting up wont proceed.

[@shanepatrick641]

I wouldn’t be surprised.. honestly

[@bharadwaj25]

This is like forcing consumers to "apple way or highway". 😒

[@IvyANguyen]

I suspect that they're doing this to once again artificially lower resale value whilst simultaneously locking in customers to using only official Apple centres to fix their stuff. What happens when the device hits an age where they no longer have parts in their stores as they just want to sell new products (of course)?

[@mtiphotography]

Cameras on the iPhone 12 is also now bound to the motherboard, no replacing that either.

[@pineappleroad]

I'm waiting for when they decide to lock every single component of the phone to each other, so that it's pretty much impossible to do any repair

[@mikigry9838]

A few years later : Iphone will detect a non apple case or screen protector and won"t let you boot your device up

[@aoshi2552]

Seems legit

[@groszak1]

in a few centuries: iPhone will disappear permanently if the user has any thoughts of a non-iOS font

[@JesseTheGameDev]

I just switched to Android. Apple's too greedy and it screws consumers.

[@kangkim150]

Both companies are greedy in different ways. Google doesn't make almost $40 billion a year in pure profits by being generous.

[@justcause9334]

@@kangkim150 With Android you can use anything you want, you are not forced to a Google ecosystem.

[@GreggyMcfly]

@@justcause9334 You sure about that? I am sure your carrier loves to fuck with your wallet.

[@christinaandwena8917]

No you did not.

[@christinaandwena8917]

JustCause thank you very cool.

[@thewatchworks1372]

It’s only a matter of time until apple pairs their screens with their phones

[@gabrielramos5338]

They already did this

[@levanimaminashvili]

4:01 are you sure that it really works and doesn't make restarts sometimes while usage the phone?