Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025

Re:Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries b... by ajmurmann on Thursday April 13, 2023 @09:47AM (#35555390)

I had the battery in my iPhone 6S replaced 4 times. Apple replaced it and it was no hassle. The first three replacements were free due to AppleCare and for the last one I think I paid $40 or $50. Just happened during a mall visit.

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Re:Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries b... by DrThunder on Thursday April 13, 2023 @05:56PM (#35562643)

IT IS a hassle for many people. So, they just buy a new phone. This is why apple pushes you towards using them for something that could easily be made replaceable by the owner. The majority of people will not take their iPhone in and get the battery replaced and you know it.

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Re:Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries b... by Toutouxc on Friday April 14, 2023 @02:01AM (#35566009)

So Apple is not the problem, people who will buy a new phone instead of a new battery are.

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Re:Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries b... by DrThunder on Monday April 17, 2023 @09:50AM (#35600688)

They're both to blame. Apple single handily changed the phone landscape to throw away type phones that you can't repair by yourself easily.

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