Replacing iPhone Battery Now Requires A Spot Welder? - Didn't Go To Plan

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[MiisterShane]

"Replacing a battery is dangerous. So we'll make it even more dangerous" - Apple

[wesandeth]

Yes, unfortunately the BMS will have been blown - usually happens when a battery is completely dead (like cut or too badly expanded) great job though - would’ve worked perfectly on a still working but poor battery health phone! Still a ridiculous process for what should be a simple battery replacement

[TheRoadrunner]

The chip might be volatile storage so it got wiped when you disconnected it from the old battery. LTT did a video a while ago regarding these dirty techniques to prevent battery cell repairs.

[ljessecusterl]

Apple's "self repair" is a hilarious joke meant simply to appear like they give a damn about Right to Repair. Even as a certified Apple tech with WISE certification and seven years in the biz, I was still shocked at just how ridiculous the process was to simply replace a battery as an authorized third-party repair center. Just doing the required process for paperwork took 8x-10x what the actual repair took. It's maddening that people still buy these devices.

[NITRO_PRO]

Another quality video by Hugh Jeffrey’s. A man who actually cares about devices.

[Twitchguy]

This should be criminal! There’s no reason to make replacing a battery this hard

[michaelcorcoran]

Governments need to make it illegal to make it this difficult to replace a battery. The United States government especially does nothing in this regard at least EU pretends to care occasionally

[roguewave]

"You will own nothing (not even the right to repair your *own* phone) and will be happy, " love, Klaus and Tim.

[gshockbabe]

This young man never ceases to amaze me!

[ferdinandkurniadi]

Hi Hugh, try not dismantling the BMS before attaching the new battery. Some battery BMS looses it's identification as soon as the power goes out. It might be crucial to keep it powered during the transplant...

[martinsepelak]

Been doing this since I am a reseller and it’s not good to have unoriginal message when reselling.
There are a few things you did wrong.
1. For iPhone 11 and up you need tag on flex to read the data with the programmer as they’re encrypted.
2. Every BMS board is paired with one device so connecting it to another phone will still show unoriginal message.
3 You firstly need to connect unoriginal battery/some power source to boot the phone so it shows unoriginal message, then you need to shut it off and connect the battery with the original BMS.
One of these things could be causing a problem.

[markmurphy]

I would like to see you attempt this again but with a battery that is just worn out. At least it would prove that the technique works and that volatile memory isn’t the problem.
But to be honest I’m amazed at the tools that are available now!
Excellent work

[davidgagnon]

Having successfully restored battery health on a few iPhone 11 devices here are a few tips
-Whereas with the iPhone Xs and Xr you can simply delete the charge cycles after welding the BMS board on the new battery, on the iPhone 11 you need to use a tag on flex cable between the battery and motherboard (Qianli battery tag-on), otherwise the phone will still read the previous battery health. This tag on flex needs to be used for the reprogramming but also must stay on the battery after it has been installed.
-Also, whenever you change the BMS board to a new battery, you first have to insert a battery from a different phone, this will make the battery warning message appear. Then you can put your new battery and the phone will then recalculate the battery health to the one you reprogrammed.

Quite a complicated process simply to regain battery health, but it can be done.

[TheUltimateRecycler]

Great effort Hugh! I am constantly frustrated with how difficult manufacturers make it to repair things - and that's just on day to day basic appliances, not complicated tech stuff like this!! 😲

[profmoustache]

It is definitely ridiculous having to go through all of this just to be able to replace your phone's battery by yourself! However, it's good to know this solution exists, and it makes up for a great video 👍
For obvious reasons, the ability to fix-up the stuff you own either by yourself or by any qualified person definitely shouldn't be left to the manufacturer's discretion.
Apple isn't the source of the problem but rather keeps taking advantage of a huge legislation gap. This is why we desperately need new laws to be passed in order to ensure the Right to repair remains one of consumers' essential rights.
So thanks a lot for what you do Hugh! 👏

[digmrepaka]

We do these cell swaps at work in a large volume, the method you performed is for older models(Xs, Xr, SE2020, etc). On 11 and up you need a tag on cable in line in addition to the original BMS to fool it.

[thatcarguyUZ]

As a former Apple iPhone user, and person who fixes his own things, I am so disgusted that Apple has chosen to go this route. The reason I now have the Samsung Galaxy is because Apple went this route to make things extremely difficult for do it yourself repair. Recently I had to change the screen on my son's Galaxy a13 5G. Not including having to heat the phone to release the adhesive on the battery, it cost me $35 and took me a half hour. I was amazed at how easy it is to do compared to some of the things that I've had to go through to fix my older iPhones. As a firm believer in my right to repair my own products that I own, I refuse to do business with companies that will lock me out not because it's too difficult for me to perform the repair but because even though I'm capable of carrying the repair out they hide functionality behind a special product key or encryption that prevents me from repairing the product that I own.

[mudchutedlr]

Compare this to what used to be around 7 second repair, its insane. I understand why they might have used some more adhesive, but this-
do i need to go further, you already know

[XwdnsdyX]

Granted, this replacement may not have gone correctly, but I've learned WHY it didn't work and I think that's a success. High quality content here :D

[altriish]

I really appreciate your efforts in favor of right to repair! Thank you!