iOS18.1 Parts Pairing: Did Apple Stop Hiding Aftermarket Battery HEALTH?

[@electromega3077]

Instead of spending such amount of energy to prevent people to repair their Iphone, Apple should spend this energy to innovate with new features that really attract customers.

[@brad9529]

Stopping repair makes more money for shareholders. That's ALL they care about. These new changes are because the public is learning about their evil ways and shareholders are putting pressure on Timmy to ease up.

[@Gunzoski]

@brad9529 you forget. Apple is a company/business(whatever the correct word is in English) . Every company/business is looking for ways they can make more money. I mean it is a company/business after all right?

[@brad9529]

@@Gunzoski Absolutely, I 100% support them and their future. However supporting an entire ecosystem around your products can be more beneficial to your bussiness, allowing others to benefit and play an active role in providing value and support to your customers is smarter than just trying to monopolise the entire bussiness from top to bottom. When you cut EVERYONE out, you are really reducing the overall value of your product. It also makes it far more attractive for alternates to come along and compete against you. Especially alternates that offer a free and open ecosystem that everyone can be a part of. Apple's selfish attitude will come back to bite them. They are losing loyalty because they are cutting everyone out of the game.

[@Splarkszter]

Exactly. The only reason I never recommend apple is because of their walled garden and their anti-competitive practices (also the "apple tax")

[@Splarkszter]

​@@GunzoskiSure. But that doesn't make what they do ethical or right.

[@rsgoodmm]

I have been subscribed for about 10 years. I’m out of the cellphone repair business now, but I still love seeing your videos

[@JessaJones]

Wow, 10 years! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@sharmaxop]

I have installed ios 18.1 public beta 2 on my iphone 12 with after market battery and after market display but the surprising thing I have restored true tone also on my third party display as well as battery heath❤ Wow very good Apple appreciate their development 🎉

[@PTFuZi]

You can write whatever capacity to the BMS

[@Dinkalinsky]

Such a huge win for right to repair even though we should have had this long ago! Thanks for the amazing video and information!

[@MrSamPhoenix]

iOS 18.1?! I’m on 18.0.1 and Apple hasn’t released the official point one update of iOS 18 yet. Guess this is a beta version of the OS. Plus, I’ve changed iPhone batteries in the past with “larger capacities.” And the aftermarket power cells were basically lying. Battery life were much less than advertised and the battery would die within a few months.

[@JessaJones]

There are plenty of crap batteries out there, and any that advertise as “extra capacity” do tend to be bad. However the xcap batteries from Injured Gadgets are very reliable. They generally have extended capacity but that is not advertised or labeled-you wouldn’t know unless you check on 3utools. I use them in my personal phone and they last for years.

[@ic0nrc]

It depends on the brand, if you buy a brand that advertises larger capacity with cheap prices then it’s obvious that they’re lying. I like the brand yoobao, I used their larger capacity for my iPhone 6s back then and it lasts longer and performs so much better.

[@wisdomyaw03]

You just explained the rational behind Apple not showing the supposed battery health of a third party battery that they can verify.​@@JessaJones

[@JessaJones]

Or they could have just said “unverified” all along rather than hide information and report “service-there’s an issue with your battery” This was never about consumer protection

[@MrSamPhoenix]

@@JessaJones Nice! I’d love to see a battery test with one of these to see if Apple is cheating us the maximum capacity possible.

[@TranstatorZ]

I have iPhone 11pm and 12pm, they both have been updated to IOS18.1. 11pm has a genuine battery from another iPhone, and 12pm has an aftermarket battery. 11pm has an aftermarket screen, and 12pm has a genuine screen from another iPhone. They both show an "Unverified" Battery but show "Battery Health. Even more, they both have "True Tone" work surprisingly.

[@BillAnt]

Currently the iOS18 pairing is only available from iPhone 12 and newer. That may change in the future, but something to keep in mind.

[@GotTimeGaming]

how about auto brightness did you test that on your 11PM???

[@TranstatorZ]

@@GotTimeGaming The auto brightness does work on 11PM

[@TranstatorZ]

​@@BillAnt As everybody knows the Repair Assistant is only supported on iPhone 12 above. *iPhone 11 Pro Max* with an aftermarket OLED screen and a genuine battery from another iPhone. IOS8.0.1 : - True Tone does not work - Battery does not show health percentage - Auto brightness I overlooked this function IOS8.1 : - True Tone does work (Display shows Unknown) - Battery does show health percentage (Battery shows Unknown) - Auto brightness does work - All of this works without using the Repair Assistant.

[@Gunzoski]

Wow that’s surprising , Does auto brightness work ? To test that: manually set the brightness to the lowest and lock the phone. Then in direct light(any form of light doesn’t need to be sunlight) unlock it and if the screen increases brightness automatically then of course it works. If not then it doesn’t

[@Splarkszter]

Your shop looks awesome!

[@seladondm]

In fact brand new batteries be them Apple, Samsung or any other company are usually over 100% capacity when they're brand new. Usually not by that much tough.

[@ericvandebroeck5130]

IMPORTEND !!!! Hello, Here is an iPhone 12 Pro with iOS 18.1 It is indeed possible to place a new battery with a larger capacity, without it saying that it is not an original battery and it gives 100% capacity. I have placed a battery from Kilix with 10% more capacity, placed the original motherboard of the battery on it and then restored via iMac (iOS 18.1). It said that the battery was not the original with 100% capacity. (just like you said). But then I restored the device with iOS 18.1 via iMac again and now it no longer says anything about the battery not being original and there is even nothing to be found that it has been replaced and is still 100%.

[@GotTimeGaming]

As the new iOS 18.1 got publicly released, true tone is restored *but* auto-brightness is still an issue. I used Hugh Jeffrey's iTest app and everything came normal but that ambient light sensor is not properly being detected as you replied to my comment before that the screen and the proximity sensor needs to be from the same part. I also have been itching to replace my battery of my iPhone 13 Pro Max to a third-party for a while as my battery's OEM health is at 81%. Here's me wishing that they will let the parts be separately paired for that issue to be fixed as well.

[@techknewz]

I’m glad it’s there now. But what’s interesting is we are cheering for something that shouldn’t have been there in the first place. But nonetheless a step in the right direction

[@JessaJones]

Yes! I can’t believe we have been reduced to considering NOT intentionally HIDING battery data a “win”.

[@Urbanz95]

true depth camera replacement only works on Iphone 16

[@pbatacan]

I was able to revive my old xs max with an aftermarket battery with 3700mah. It had a very long battery life. I could not believe it.

[@WayneKrassner]

I changed the battery and screen on an iPhone 13 Pro Max about 6 months ago, the iOS recognized the parts as original I just did the repair thru apple settings and battery health is back True Tone is back!

[@SuperSans01]

so if i replace my iphone 13 with 3rd party battery because its a lot better and its mote capacity . so i i plug in the battery health will be shown even u dont plug or transfer the original bms board of thr battery? 😮

[@yawowusujr6754]

Would like to ask a question maybe you or someone in the comments would have an answer. I have an iPhone 14 that the back glass flex cable is broken, would replacing it with an OEM or aftermarket bring back the flashlight with this new iOS update

[@EldonMA-d7g]

Yes its true got mine replaced astermarket batt and its just say unverified but it shows battery capacity percentage and the update is a real saver

[@ElonDP]

iOS 18.1 Beta 6 allows you to use True Tone on 3rd party Screen, which is a great, I noticed it right before update to Beta 6 (I came from Beta 4 where I could see Battery Percentage Health)

[@PayMilli-p9v]

Same here on my iPhone 12 but is it gonna give iPhone 11 a repair too??

[@tmtmolokwane6357]

Hi I tried to pair my battery by switching to the beta software but the option to start and repair is greyed out, so how did you do it?

[@iFix43]

Don’t forget True Tone also works on aftermarket screens with no modifications need

[@haikutoru]

So if you put an aftermarket screen it will automatically show true tone option?

[@iFix43]

@@haikutoru after updating to 18.1 I got the True Tone option back on a aftermarket screen

[@haikutoru]

@@iFix43 yay! mi Xr will have a new life.

[@oscaryshy]

It's amazing how people keep letting apple sell you something so expensive and yet it seems you really do not own the device... You can't fix it anywhere you like.

[@mathesonstep]

I wish I had a phone to run experiments like this... this is cool to see

[@99999me1]

iPhone 12 is

[@ROKEY88]

I think I've seen this function on lower ios versions on aftermarket batteries.... The problem is Even the battery is bad after using about a year or two the battery health will still show you 100% health.

[@Hammadplayz]

Apple should also remove display message Even After using Genuine OEM display.

[@Gunzoski]

Can anyone confirm if this works on older iPhones that are running iOS 18.1 such as the iPhone XS/XS Max/XR and iPhone 11 series of phones ? Because I think this was demonstrated on an iPhone 12 Pro

[@EldonMA-d7g]

Its is working im using XSmaX its pretty solid my friend.

[@Gunzoski]

@EldonMA-d7g glad to hear that bro. Thanks for the confirmation.

[@Mr.Mindset]

Still says unverified and when you go into battery health and charging there is a message at the top: important battery message

[@jellybeanjay]

You are loved and respected❤👍👍👍

[@djlatino101]

so if we spot weld, and rewrite the bms, do we get the functionality like we were getting before iOS18? or does it get stuck at 100% now. thanks in advance!

[@AngeloGlindro]

Is this also work on ios 18.1 beta 6 or public beta 3?

[@electrotechzone2404]

Hello am kindly interested in buying this particular battery model for my iPhone 14promax. Where can I order it. Thanks 😊

[@JessaJones]

Injured Gadgets

[@matinzadehdolatabad1132]

I have aftermarket battery installed for about 4 months but iOS 18.1 latest beta still shows 100% battery health. I am not sure if it's even accurate. I really want flood illuminator to pair :( I also got back true tone functionality back but again I want Face ID ....

[@mashiro-kp2kw]

Me too.... I have the original flood illuminator broken, I changed the whole flex and obviously the face id doesn't work (but at least the proximity sensor works).... Now I'll wait for the next releases otherwise I'll evaluate whether to buy the programmer and restore the face id by unbinding and programming a new cable

[@matinzd]

Me too Unfortunately mine cannot be programmed because the flex cable is broken :( I might need help with microsoldering. ​@@mashiro-kp2kw

[@mashiro-kp2kw]

@@matinzd yes you can program if you brush / unbind the phone with i2c a6s / ay a108 or Jc Vs1e or pro programmer. You don't need original cable, unbinding phone you permit to programmer software to read serials embedded in your motherboard and then write into a dedicated cable. You can see many videos on youtube

[@matinzd]

@@mashiro-kp2kw the ribbon cable is broken. That's the problem.

[@mashiro-kp2kw]

@@matinzd I understand, and I repeat that it doesn't matter, if you unbind you can read the serial directly from the phone and write it on a new cable (the new cable must be enabled for writing) search for the videos on KZbin

[@eyelon2216]

great work, keep pushing apple and other companies.

[@Alan_Skywalker]

I think Apple batteries are on the lower echelon of the battery market. They have smaller capacity than many 3rd party batteries, but that is a minor issue when you see the device abruptly shut down with like 30% left during cold days.

[@sushles]

I honestly just want a safe battery that isn't going to explode lol

[@AlfredoHernandez-fj1bj]

🤣🤣 That moment when the battery fall out... First time i laugh so hard watching a video repairing phones... 🤣🤣🤣

[@sushles]

There's actually a question I've been meaning to ask: So way back, for the iPad Mini 1 if you used a slightly longer screw in one certain screw slot, it would pierce the via on the board and render it unusable. Is this still the case? I've been paranoid since those days and measure screws with a caliper or otherwise.

[@JessaJones]

Yes. I have a “long screw damage” SE2020 on my desk from a local man who poked a hole through the board, ripping image touch and eeprom lines. Another one is also here-XS that was pierced at another data recovery company who mixed up the screws

[@billant2]

​@@JessaJones - I've noticed some slightly different length screws in some of the later models too, but it doesn't appear to cause board damage when screwing it into the wrong hole (Uhhh... that didn't sound quite right lol).

[@Gunzoski]

@@billant2aim for the correct hole next time😅😅 jk

[@marlonregalado6752]

Whats the brand of the battery

[@JessaJones]

Injured Gadgets xcap

[@985D]

​@@JessaJonesDoes that work with xcap connect (bms, no spot weld required) batteries or just premium/extended capacity?

[@seanlacroix]

When I plug my phone into 3u tools my oem battery is always about 500mah higher than the battery deign number.

[@ForrestLambert.2022]

I put a Xcap in my 13 pro max, the one you have to put the old BMS on, How do i reprogram the battery to shows 100 battery health? Still shows 87 health

[@ForrestLambert.2022]

@MrAnon-q1o What's a good battery to buy thats extended?

[@BGVlogs2024]

Thanks!

[@emmanuelvalmas5648]

Hi Jessa, I was testing this today. With an Iphone 14 Pro running on IOS 18.1 beta the aftermarket battery showed the same, " unverified", but the health status (100%) available. Then though I swapped the battery with another OEM one from the exact same phone model and it shows the same "unverified" message unfortunately

[@JessaJones]

Did you go through the pairing process first? Under general about parts repair history?

[@emmanuelvalmas5648]

Hi Jessa. I did actually, pairing is not an option. In about - general - about / It says that it's unknown and cannot be verified, no pairing process. iPhone 14 Pro with IOS 18.1 beta. I don't understand why the OEM battery from another exact same phone that has never been repaired shows the same message as an aftermarket battery, that's it's unverified etc

[@ScoutSniper]

I have an aftermarket battery installed on my 13 pro max but it is not showing the battery capacity and am now on iOS 18.0.1

[@JessaJones]

Go to 18.1 and it will

[@JSTwoDoubleOEight]

Wow! So no need to reprogram the battery for it to show the percentage after installation with iOS 18.1. Also by attaching the BMS from old battery one can get rid of the unverified part message. This is cool.

[@jamesjones9207]

Yeah but the BMS still has to be programmed to show the 100 percent battery health otherwise it will just show the old battery health

[@jimmycole855]

Finally! I do the trick the phone method and its an semi-reliable headache.

[@EldonMA-d7g]

As well my truetone has been restored❤️ after the update btw im using XSMax one of the oldest iphone supported 😂

[@darrenstrathdee7425]

Doesnt the apple software talk to the apple batterys BMS and work more efficiently than the aftermarket battery.

[@JessaJones]

There’s absolutely no evidence of this.

[@billant2]

All the software does is "ask" the BMS "What is the current V/A value?", and that;s it, whether it's original or aftermarket. It does exchange some other data like serial number/manufactures, etc, but those are not affecting the health of the battery.

[@darrenstrathdee7425]

@@JessaJones ah, i see. My understanding with working with a battery research and development company who helped design and manufacture battery packs for the mclaren p1 that the BMS was the most important part of the design when it came to maximising cell efficiency. We opted to design our own rather than buy an off the shelf. We did do cell chemistry although we never got to manufacture and opted for off the shelf. Would be interesting jessa for you to put an x cap bran new battery in the exact same phone and buy and apple battery from the self repair and run them both down. My personal experience is that no battery works better than the apple ones, esp in the ipads. I currently work in the same field as you and can do alot of the same repairs as you do, board level. I do countless battery repairs. I agree xcap are great batterys and for aftermarket battery of choice it would be them. Maybe ill see a video comparing the xcap and apple original both new. Appreciate your time.

[@deedeelabricolade]

That's a HUGE step forward! As an (almost) EU citizen I'm wondering, can we credit that on the right to repair bills that has passed in few states or did Fapple become a decent company?

[@JessaJones]

Interestingly parts pairing only works on iPhones subject to Right to Repair laws. So older devices on iOS 18 --Apple chose not to offer any parts pairing at all.

[@deedeelabricolade]

@@JessaJones That's really interesting and a motivation to bring the RtR worldwide for every product! Thanks for your engagement and your insightful vidz.

[@ibazur]

I'd love to see 1:1 test comparison, OEM vs 3rd party battery long term usage, health drop and whether it really increases iphone battery run

[@JessaJones]

Hmmm, it would have to be done in replicate to make any conclusions and it would be hard to make usage equivalent between the replicates, and it would likely take a year or more to carry out-but I like the idea.

[@wisdomyaw03]

​@@JessaJonesThen why draw the conclusion that a third party battery-that you can't verify-is better than an OEM battery, just because it shows higher capacity? This is exactly the reason why they weren't showing battery health for third party batteries until now. Even then they have to indicate that they can't verify it's claims nonetheless.

[@JessaJones]

The battery health information was always visible in IOS since iPhone 5 for all batteries. Then Apple chose to HIDE this information when iPhone XS came out-keep in mind that this information has been hidden since then EVEN for an Apple-branded battery from a matching iPhone. If I put the exact same aftermarket battery in iPhone X to this day I can see battery health, then if I move that battery to iPhone XS the battery health is hidden. The conclusions I make come from experience, not “what the BMS says”. My experience is that XCAP batteries from injured gadgets were developed in China with the input and feedback of American IG employees. I know these guys personally and I believe in their product, and it is what I’ve installed in countless customer phones for years with no issues. These batteries do indeed perform similarly or better than Apple branded. From that experience the BMS report of mAh on these batteries seems reasonable. These batteries cost 50% less than Apple branded. With that said there are many low quality aftermarket batteries out there that I would never install, and I certainly would expect their BMS to be manipulated and false.

[@wisdomyaw03]

@@JessaJones So your last paragraph is what is really essential in this discussion. It's great that the third party battery you use is one that can be trusted and performs well. But you know very well that the majority of such batteries(third party) on the market do not perform at a high quality standard and/or have deceptive metrics, as well as pose safety issues. In light of these uncertainties and the inability to verify the claims and performance of these batteries, it's reasonable, in my opinion, that Apple didn't show the battery percentage that such batteries were reporting because it's been proven that some of them fake it. Besides, which other phone manufacturer indicates their phones' battery health by default? Non!

[@JessaJones]

@wisdomyaw03 what they are choosing to say in iOS now is reasonable-“unverified”. Followed by the Battery health. What they said before is unreasonable “service” followed by no information and a message that says “there is an issue with your battery”. That was a complete lie and extremely misleading. This misleading message is responsible IMO for a phone on my desk that has caught on fire. It belonged to a man who wanted to see battery health and tried to do spot welding of the original BMS to a new cell using a spot welder he bought on Amazon.

[@aintmucho5257]

Yesss awesome Apple

[@yummypeach455]

I mean we need to understand what apple said too, they just said that the details may not be accurate which imo is fair, because they don’t know 100% if the battery is good or bad or anything.

[@vasudevmenon2496]

Not sure about Apple allowing 3rd party battery on iOS 18.1 they always pull back the changes once it's stable release.

[@haikutoru]

How about true tone?

[@nyinyitin9939]

I waiiting for iphone 12 ( display, battery, faceid ) I believe you can do that. Mama

[@billant2]

It can be done now too, but with lots of silly hackery which should be completely unnecessary. F*CK APPLE!

[@olamilekanadedeji559]

iPhone 12 and later is more common in parts pairing than the 11 and xr

[@sushles]

I just want to fix FaceID. Please. I am looking at paying almost $200 for the part ;-;

[@JessaJones]

For apple self service true depth cam? That is a real shame. What device are you trying to fix?

[@sushles]

​@@JessaJones 13 Pro Max. It is $217 for the part before return of the affect part, and $186 after. And b/c Apple does business in every state in this nation, I'm getting hit with NYC tax of 8.8% on top of that. The original module was not in the repair lot I bought, but the board was functional, 256 GB, and no activation lock. I put it in a new shell that was also in the lot, new screen all that and everything. I pulled FaceID from a non-activation locked iPhone 13 Pro Max and it still doesn't pair on 18.1 beta or 18.0. This is going to be an expensive repair. I have two actually that need this repair, but I'm likely going to sell one to cover the other.

[@JessaJones]

Oh you’re in NY? Let’s take this up with Letitia James.

[@berkaydogan9703]

FINALLY, to be confirmed, my old phone Iphone SE 2.gen has %93 (DEJI) battery health after 1 year usage by my Father

[@Smokeisprogress]

Shame my i7+ is stuck w iOS 15.8

[@georgekiilu]

Does not display after market battery not recognized message in case of a change

[@malachipalafox6456]

Anybody know what the cheat sheet in the back says at 5:20?

[@JessaJones]

It’s this: ipadrehab.store/products/identify-cheat-sheet-poster?_pos=1&_sid=ff154b92c&_ss=r

[@malachipalafox6456]

@@JessaJones Awesome, thanks for the quick response!

[@cellmanf1]

​@@JessaJones the only phones I have difficulty in differentiating is the 13 vs 14. Do you know any physical outside differences between the two you could share?

[@mehditech-e2m]

Way people of android don't care about healthy of battery.. Apple has made us fall into the battery health trap.😅

[@matthewhilty4209]

Eh they will probably "Fix" it soon. Apple is Apple.

[@Souls4Roca]

no they will not, it's part of what they agree for the rights of repair laws

[@jurassicsmash4015]

POV me swapping the board to keep battery health 😈 take that Apple. But now without doing the BMS swap it keeps health so it’s the same as doing a screen repair.

[@outseeker]

it's something! :D

[@teckcity5721]

Am I the only one who thinks this is a bug that’s going to be fixed in the next update?

[@jaimecosta2966]

Shame on apple to make something simple complicated

[@henlooooooo]

In my opinion, this is bad. Here's why: many third-party batteries have a controller that is set at the factory to 100%, but over time, these percentages are not recalculated because these controllers were not designed to recalculate percentages, even after 1000 cycles it will still be 100%. Most likely, there will be many scammers selling used devices who will say that the battery was changed quite recently, look, it says 100%! But in fact, the battery may already be significantly worn out.

[@Lux197live]

Yeah that’s what many been doing, you get a flex tag and can make an iPhone say 100% even though it’s not the right percentage

[@JessaJones]

It’s already like this and has been for years.

[@BillAnt]

At 4:10 3UTools is just reading the BMS' programmed value, not necessarily the true capacity of the cells. So you really have to trust the manufacturer's BMS value which may or may not be the most accurate.

[@Gunzoski]

Did you know that after replacing the battery you should fully charge the device uninterruptedly for 2 hours and then discharge it and drain it until it shuts off. Upon that 1st initial restart the device would have calibrated the true battery capacity in which it can provide an accurate health value. If you read up about “battery health and charging” on Apple’s official website they even state that optimised battery will occasionally charge the device to 100% to get accurate battery health data.****(only on iPhone 11 and up). So even if you don’t do that first calibration of the new battery the device will continue to measure accurate health values.

[@sultan26706]

@@Gunzoski don’t forget the first 5 times charge 0-100% use charge 5wat don’t use PD charge for learning phone new capacity and show you correct

[@ronlevin2339]

one of the reason why BMS board is transferred is because BMS chips in some aftermarket batteries are crap quality and just" burn": batteries very. quickly.

[@JessaJones]

On what evidence is the lithium ion cell in those same batteries “safe” Making hardware hybrids of a battery management system with no understanding of battery chemistry seems like a horribly bad idea.

[@GeeKwide]

R u married ?

[@christianlagrana7848]

First from Philippines😮

[@BanStalker]

Apple still continues with the shitty politics. Next phone i will buy will not be an iPhone.

[@tommajor1013]

fake batteries, fake battery information in 3u tools, battery health stays at 100 percent forever, I watched this movie already! and tell your branch in Sofia to correct their business cards because it says "Ipad ReBab"🤷

[@JessaJones]

3utools is reading the information reported to the CPU on the BMS board. Battery health most certainly does NOT stay at 100% with xcap batteries. There is only one iPad Rehab and it’s in Honeoye Falls NY

[@haigha-qb4kf]

How to extend a 2 minutes topic to 4x the length? Yes.