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1. wheels+B7[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:29:10
>>skille+(OP)
I feel like the elephant in the room is that there's no phone battery that's going to stay useful in anywhere close to that time frame, and replacing phone batteries is usually a losing proposition. I've tried, several times. Fake, low-quality batteries are rampant (usually degrading within weeks), and genuine ones are prohibitively expensive -- usually a significant fraction of the cost of a new phone.
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2. user56+y9[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:36:40
>>wheels+B7
I got my iPhone 6s life extended 2 more years with a non official battery. It degraded faster than the original one but also the OS updates probably caused more consumption after using the same model for 6 years
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3. p1mrx+0d[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:49:49
>>user56+y9
> iPhone 6s life extended 2 more years with a non official battery

Apple fixed that glitch: https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/802054/Unable+to+verify+....

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4. Kirby6+TV[view] [source] 2023-10-04 18:43:01
>>p1mrx+0d
Exactly what glitch is fixed here? Is there a problem with highlighting to a customer that the battery may not be authentic? They aren't preventing you from installing aftermarket batteries at all... This works just as well on a 6s as it does on the brand new ones.
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5. p1mrx+kB1[view] [source] 2023-10-04 21:48:32
>>Kirby6+TV
The "glitch" was users replacing batteries without giving Apple a revenue stream.

You are correct that it's still technically possible to replace a battery yourself, if you don't mind the Shareware-style nagging.

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