How To Replace A "Non-Removable" Smartphone Battery (Huawei Google Nexus 6P)

[@tasoszervos]

Great video and all steps had worked exactly as described.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Excellent! Glad it helped you out. Make sure you subscribe as there are lots of good videos in the pipeline 👍😀

[@clincoln280]

Why did manufacturers stop 🛑 making it easy to replace the phone battery? Why do businesses charge so MUCH money to do the simple process you just showed? Why do so few people seem to truly want to treat other people the way they want to be treated? 😢 Thank you for your kindness by providing this information.​@@SwitchedOnNetwork

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

Good to see they have a battery replacement video for ordinary phones. Not everyone can d afford a expensive iphone.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Not everybody would want an iPhone either! 😉

[@clincoln280]

I call 😂them 'rotten 🍏 apples' because they are overpriced and not expandable and just a form of 'pride of life' for worldly people​@@SwitchedOnNetwork

[@mariusandries4103]

When I got into this video I skipped exactly at the image with microwave oven, and I thought "Wtf, another scam, another guy with the phone in the oven", but I followed the video from the start and is a great advice actually. Thanks!

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

haha, I don't think I've seen any of these videos with phones in the oven, what are people pretending to do?!

[@clincoln280]

Your acronym is filthy and 😢 sickening and disgusting and pathetic and pollution and I pray you choose to make your words clean 🫧 in the future please

[@ComtedeMonteC]

My God, I think I will remain with my present smartphone with replaceable battery which I am thinking of changing. Thanks for the explanation.

[@studiodevelopers2467]

Whats the model you have ? These new ones with the back side closed , suck big time.

[@dan_6915]

After you remove the factory battery (if neccessary) the next one, install it with easy removable glue tapes used in iPhone.

[@sanaabegum]

I think my fone problem is battery too, but I may not be able to do all thos my self as I don't have tools.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Purchasing links in the video description ;-) It's probably cheaper and definitely more educational/fun to fix it yourself if you can, rather than taking it somewhere. And once you get more experience, you'll be able to repair more of your own stuff with the same tools and save lots of money over the years! The tools you buy should more than pay for themselves over time :) ✅ Buy iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit: geni.us/iFixitTools (paid link)

[@clincoln280]

​@@SwitchedOnNetworkI agree and thank you again 😊

[@symlexbrn5396]

On other devices they hide the connections so that you can damage the other components whilst trying to disconnect the battery

[@inspectorlunge3887]

Please consider voting for Right to Repair if it's ever proposed in your local jurisdiction. This is only going to get worse.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Yes, big supporter of #RightToRepair here. I've no issue with this design, per se, as it has numerous advantages. But they should also sell replacement batteries and tools and make it easy for people to repair their own kit.

[@kenhamaker]

I don't dig not being able to easily replace my battery and removing the SD card slot is unacceptable

[@musoseven8218]

Thanks for the very useful video/tutorial - especially in these days of enforced obsolescence. Did I note too that was a google phone powered by Huawei? We are doomed!

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

haha, yes this one was!

[@inspectorlunge3887]

@Muso Seven If there's ever a Right to Repair bill being voted on in your area, make sure to vote in favor of it. Big tech companies are openly saying that they're working to take away our ability to own electronics and ownership rights.

[@sherlanmamaril7368]

This vdeo answered my question about battery removing , guess I damage the battey that's why it keeps restarting randomly

[@rtcunliffe]

Great video. Might give it a try on my phone.

[@torahforeverwithmashiach8767]

Thanks soo much bud really appreciate the clear guidance to items and steps needed... Awesome

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

No problem 👍

[@condorX2]

Cheers for the video. I love my removable battery smartphone. I check this video for future battery fix because I just ordered a used flagship phone with a none removable battery for $60. The Essential Phone (PH-1) with a 835 snapdragon. I got it mostly for gaming. Upon looking at your video... It's a lot of work.

[@flowerhorngoldenbase2385]

Really?!! A snapdragon 835 phone for only 60$? Where did u buy it?

[@ig_arunvasu]

Your phone is now shit

[@user-bj3fy2ux4t]

Will liquid battery be replaceable???

[@boredaliensclub4416]

can we change that small strip on that battery,, because mine is damaged,,, reply immediately

[@zozzledgaming4408]

My shopkeeper needs to know this😀😀😀

[@yuji5442]

Fr

[@falcon5068]

you are suppose to disconnect the battery first rather than any other connector. unless u wana see sort on board.

[@Kevin12558]

Smart way to handle small screws, a flat end object, such as a wooden skewer cover with double sided tape, twisted arounded skewer, screws should be on a holding surface ie multicloth or rubber mat, pick up screw flat surface with skewer and place in hole. this will allow the skewer to be twisted around thereby startng the screw into its thread. Cheap easy method to handle very hard to pick up screws.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Nice tip, thanks! The iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit (geni.us/iFixitTools - affiliate link) also has a really nice lid which helps with keeping and organising screws.

[@patrickmaffei7306]

You'd have to be a technical genius to do all that

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Nah, easy peasy! 🤣

[@pettym3]

thanks!

[@johndemi7588]

Have you tried using isopropyl alcohol to soften the glue on those batteries? It should be safe since it will just evaporate as long as you apply it with the battery already disconnected.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Yes, I've done that more recently when removing the battery from my wife's Pixel 4a, as the pull tab snapped :)

[@humaneshadow300]

Thank you

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

You're welcome!

[@12isaac00]

why do they put adhesive on the bottom of the battery? with the ribbon on top cable and the non-existance clearance between the battery and the back cover it seems a little overkill.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Better to be safe than sorry I guess 😂

[@Anonymous-bi5pv]

hey, thank you for the video. my device is just straight up dead, it wont even charge or turn on. but uhh do you think this would also work for a tablet? mine doesnt have the cover panels on the back though, i really can't see any way to remove it

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Have a look on iFixiIt.com to see if there's a disassembly guide for your device.

[@LoreIei]

so when you change the phone's battery, the files and apps in the device wont be damaged or even removed would they? (such as photos, notes and music). (my device is huawei as well)

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

No, as long as you're careful and don't damage anything else on the phone! The files, apps and contacts etc. are stored in the memory chips on the phone's circuit boards, away from the battery.

[@amandafyffe3472]

What causes a phone to not charge was two days ago now won't no matter what charger you use it's type battery don't come out unless you take it apart.

[@Anon.5216]

WHERE and HOW do I buy a non-removeable battery?

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

eBay is a good place to start 👍

[@lorenhawley3750]

Where can I go to have this done for me by a professional?

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

If you look online for phone repair shops in your local area, there will be several. However the point of this video is to give you confidence to do it yourself once you see how easy it can be! If you're not confident though, it's best to take it somewhere 👍

[@ciao614]

If you live in the United States or Canada take it to Batteries Plus. They did my sealed phone great for around $70 and that included the price of the battery.

[@neilfletcher4648]

Noikia as brought out a smartphone this year that you can replace the battery nokia 2.2

[@studiodevelopers2467]

Wowwwww nokia 2.2 !!!

[@avjaarsveldt]

Hi, I have a new replaceable Nokia battery with those steel pins.(The steel pins like in the good old days Nokia 3210 and so on) Can I use such a battery to replace a newer type battery with a cable for my tablet?

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

aaaah, those were the days! I loved my Nokia 3210... even did the mod to add a vibrating motor into it :) You probably *could* do that, as long as the voltage output matches... but that doesn't necessarily mean you should ;) Best to stick with the correct battery that slots in OK...

[@HeavenlyWarrior]

This video makes me think how absolutely and mind-blowingly stupid is not to make a removable battery smartphone. I would never buy a non removable battery smartphone and hopefully there are still good removable battery smartphones available.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

It does certainly have its disadvantages, but the advantages of making them "non-removable" is that you can have a sleeker design, and how often do you really need to replace a phone's battery? (I'm playing Devil's Advocate...) But hopefully I've shown here that it's not actually that difficult at all to replace them... :)

[@HeavenlyWarrior]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork Firstly you need tools and money to get them. For all those tools it is probably the price of a full battery or more. But yes, if we have those tools, through your tutorial it is easy to replace a battery. Although I do care more about praticality than sleek design.

[@ComtedeMonteC]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork My phone has a replaceable battery and I carry around a spare with me in case the phone battery is low on charge.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

@@HeavenlyWarrior Fortunately, the tools required are extremely cheap. I've just had a quick look on eBay - only £2.99 for a complete set of 23 tools! That's less than $4 and less than 3,50€ and once you've bought them, you have them for the future and any other devices which might need tinkering with. But yes, I do agree the days of removable batteries were certainly more convenient!

[@HeavenlyWarrior]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork Well that's nice then. Only online those tools are that cheap. In a physical store just the screwdriver set is probably 10€ or more...

[@freeair7292]

Thanks for the video i will just buy a new phone 😂

[@MontyVideo969]

Sorry to be a pain. I'm trying to replace the non-removable battery in a KenXinDa X6 but having problems finding a suitable battery (3000mah, 3.8v 11.4wh) 8cm x 6cm x 0.4cm. Any tips for finding a suitable battery?

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Hmm the only advice I could offer is probably stuff you've already tried sorry. Any part numbers or codes on the battery labels that you can search eBay for?

[@MontyVideo969]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork Hi Yeah. The codes don't help because the internal battery appears to be produced by the mobo manufacturer - I think. Thanks anyways.

[@rphillip7979]

👍

[@catherinerosa-baker2937]

Great video but oh my word I would permanently damage it

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Fair enough! But at least now you know how it's done :)

[@beniwalvideo7500]

sukriya

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Hello! Thanks for your comment, can we help? 😄

[@mrunknown3860]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork He was thanking you

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Ah, thanks 🤣

[@RajpalSingh-wm8zg]

Is this possible to replace Nexus 6p battery with the xiaomi phone battery

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

I don't know, but I'd be surprised if it fitted. You'd need to check the connector to the mobo and possibly switch it out, be careful of dimensions esp. thickness, and ensure that the power rating of the battery is suitable. So in short, probably not without more hassle than it's worth!

[@mr.wizard2974]

Where is the brother board and father board?

[@Nat-gm6yr]

My phone always show wrong battery percentage and if i hit it it will turn off and say battery low how to fix this pls help me asap

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

It could be a faulty battery, but there's no guarantee. Maybe worth a try, depending on what phone you have and its value/general condition/age etc.

[@Nat-gm6yr]

It has maybe over 2 and a half years.. But my battery percent is always in 50 percent it wont go up anymore (built in battery)

[@karsten600]

When I tried and replace the battery on my Huawei P20 Lite, it was so soft that I literally couldn't pry it out without bending it in all places. After my attempt to remove the battery, I just considered it dead and ordered a new one. I thought batteries were hard/solid, or at least encased with something that made them very hard to bend. Maybe it was because I used a hot plate to fry the glue on my phone? I'd really love to know why the battery was so spongy.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Hmm yeah it's possible that the battery became soft because of that, or it might just be very soft anyway - remember that they're not intended to be taken out by users, so the thing that they're encased with to make them hard to bend... is the phone itself! Glad you were able to remove it though, is the phone working better now with a new battery?

[@karsten600]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork Yes it is! Feels like it's living a little bit longer. But most of all, I'm just glad to have the experience :)

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Great stuff! Glad it's working well and hope you've learnt something. If you've not already, please give the video a thumbs up and subscribe as that really helps me as I try and grow this channel! :)

[@karsten600]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork Sure I'll help you out :)

[@dan_6915]

This new type of batteries - Li-Ion Polymer, don't have a metal layer protection, like the old type. Also they are dangerous and unstable if bent or damaged during removal. Probably to cut cost of those metal sheets used to cover the battery, in the past. Does your battery is still good after bending it? I've removed one in the past. After few months it got swollen due to bending when was removed. Dumb design. Some install easy removal glue tapes under it. Some just use a strong adhesive to prevent removal.

[@murasakino9173]

My phone is no longer charging It's not showing the electric on the battery and I'm worried because of the battery.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

It could be a clogged up charging port? Try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYiudYp9dplkqLs

[@murasakino9173]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork It's sometimes charging but the power ain't raising It's actually going down when charging and it's showing the yellow triangle.

[@alikalantari633]

I'm still afraid to do it myself

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

If you're not confident, probably best to get a pro to do it for you 👍

[@catherinemarsh5453]

So why did they call it a non removable?

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Because you have to literally take the phone apart to remove the component. Gone (sadly) are the days of just clipping off the back cover and popping it out. They're non user replaceable.

[@ansh7335]

I will stick to my existing phone with a battery.

[@T.Maximus]

In the first 25 seconds all the stuff that I saw that you need..yeah nevermind.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Rome wasn't built in a day...!

[@T.Maximus]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork it's not because I don't have the patience dude I just don't have the funds to get all that right now

[@T.Maximus]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork no need to spaz out anyway...!

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

....? 🤷🙈

[@T.Maximus]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork trolling. Good day sir

[@demeneye]

Why is it a daughterboard? Why not a sonboard? ....

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Good question! I think nowadays in order to be politically correct it's probably got a newer gender-neutral term. You often hear talk of "logic boards" instead of motherboards nowadays.

[@cjoe1950]

STUPID elaborate expensive 3D puzzle.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

What, electronic engineering in general? :)

[@cjoe1950]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork No, profiteering engineering.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Fair point. I'd direct that anger more towards a certain fruit based manufacturer (IMHO) in general but I do agree that fixed batteries are a bit dubious

[@SuperKotireddy]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork "a certain fruit based manufacturer" :-)

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

🤪

[@butchmaddox4374]

Im missing something when i tryed to remove mine soon as i lifted up the side just a small peek, it started sparkling then a small fire. So im skeptical of this Vedio

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Sounds like you might have ruptured the battery - be careful!

[@dan_6915]

Li-ion polymer battery, is very unstable and dangerous. If you have removed it for a display replacement, never install it back (if it was glued hard on the frame). It is compromised. Only install batteries that were not bent nor stretched.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

@@dan_6915 Unless you remove it without bending or stretching it, of course... But yes, be very careful and accept full responsibility for what you're doing!

[@henryzr23]

Thanks for this great video man, subscribed!, and also please let ask you a question: I noticed that when you re-assembled the phone, you didn't apply any sort of adhesive, by this I'm talking about the adhesive you had softened with the help of the heat bag in the beginning; therefore, is it always like that?, I mean like there is not necessity for re-sealing the phone back again with any kind of adhesive?, thanks a lot for any help you could provide in this matter.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Thanks for subscribing! Glad you liked the video - Re: adhesive, it depends on the phone, in most cases you should be able to buy adhesive if it's required (look on eBay...) - some phones JUST use adhesive for the whole back, obviously this one used screws for the main section, and it depends if any new parts you're fitting come pre-adhered or if they need separate adhesive. On this one, when we were doing the video it seemed to stick quite well but a few days later it was coming loose so the friend I'd done the repair for ended up buying some! So yeah, lol, it should really have featured in the video :)

[@henryzr23]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork Thanks man, appreciate it.

[@mr.wizard2974]

Say guy how much would you charge to change my battery for me?

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Well, the idea of the video is to show you how to do it yourself! :)

[@MatrixMaverick1980]

Non reparable devices are crap.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Yeah they are a pain but it does also bring with it some advantages as well as disadvantages. Slimmer form factor, better weather sealing, etc.

[@kayots]

Its risky to use batteries from eBay, I wonder if it’s possible to just use batteries from vendors of different phone models, like popular brand phones such as Samsung (as long as the voltage matches of course)

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Depends on the seller, many reputable or even official...

[@demeneye]

I bought one from aliexpress, from a factory that makes all types of batteries for almost any phone or tablet and it works much better than the original.

[@immanuel_v]

Thank you sir. But in current days is it safe to change battery, will it last long?

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

It should certainly breathe another couple of years into an otherwise fine device 😃

[@immanuel_v]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork Thank you sir.

[@sherlanmamaril7368]

This vdeo answered my question about battery removing , guess I damage the battey that's why it keeps restarting randomly

[@IbrahimAlShehaby]

Great thanks

[@Davilow]

What an f-ing pain in the arse! There's gotta be a better way, such as having a removable door on the back of the device and a battery that is easily plugged/unplugged from the device.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Haha yup, the good old days 🥺

[@robertblyman4540]

Should check that the phone boots up before you put it all back together. GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Ah yes good point, forgot to mention that. Glad you liked the video!

[@dfddwm]

Would this work for early Xperia like the L1?

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

The concept, yes. The exact steps and location of screws etc will vary.

[@dfddwm]

@@SwitchedOnNetwork Thanks

[@danishdaniel785]

Will battery replacement erase data?..... Or causing any program problem?

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Shouldn't do no!

[@howeze1078]

Are the tools available in any smartphone accessory shop? Chargie stick is helping save battery life.

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Yes, or eBay.

[@pgaven9396]

Why are we having to go though all these steps to replace a battery?!?!?! They just just make them removable

[@SwitchedOnNetwork]

Annoying isn't it. It makes you yearn for the time when the entire back was the battery! I think the official reason is that it allows a slimmer and sleeker design, as well as being good for water proof sealing. The cynic might also suggest it encourages people to buy a whole new phone (or at least pay for expensive official battery replacement services) when their batteries wear out, too... 🙄

[@imaginehydreigons5377]

You will need to replace phones even with removable batteries because the components of a phone have a certain life span too like internal memory and led.