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Re:iPhone 15 Teardown Reveals Software Lockdown by benterix on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @05:24AM (#37656619)
> I've had aftermarket battery repairs swell up, which is a safety risk.

My friends at support had to deals with dozens of original Apple batteries that swelled up. And, contrary to what people may think, Apple doesn't consider a swollen battery a safety issue.[0] But, for certain models, they would replace it at no fee (although such support programs have ended IIRC).

[0] See e.g. here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251466658

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Re:iPhone 15 Teardown Reveals Software Lockdown by HWR_14 on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @06:07AM (#37656999)
They don't consider all swollen batteries to be safety issues. Clearly, what that page is referring to is that a specific product line was having batteries swell up for non-safety reasons. They still got replaced, but it makes sense if Apple knows the cause and it's not safety related.
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