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Re:iPhone Performance Degrades as Battery Ages by revelation on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @07:11PM (#15965794)
The problem isn't necessarily the replacement, even though it's certainly not for a large majority of iPhone customers. The problem is sourcing the battery in the first place. Apple certainly isn't supplying any of them.

In the best case you get one that works properly, if you're unlucky you might get one that has lower capacity, and if you're very unlucky you might just get one that puffs up and catches on fire.

Re:iPhone Performance Degrades as Battery Ages by Domenic_S on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @03:58AM (#15968069)
> The problem is sourcing the battery in the first place.

Not really! iFixit and others have done the hard work for you there (I work at iFixit).

Re:iPhone Performance Degrades as Battery Ages by baddox on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @12:36AM (#15967280)
They’re not user replaceable. Apple and their certified shops will absolutely repair the battery for you, although I don’t know how many generations of iPhones they support.
Re:iPhone Performance Degrades as Battery Ages by pishpash on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @02:39AM (#15967763)
That they are not user replaceable is not under any dispute. The question is why.