Re:A bug which affected only left handed users
by w-ll on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @06:31PM
(#48838247)
Will the do a batter replacement for a 13mini? i just cracked my last new-in-box fore battery issues.
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Re:A bug which affected only left handed users
by mikestew on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @08:08PM
(#48839171)
If you have Apple Care, I assume Apple will. They’ve done it before, but not on something this old. If not, there’s always DIY or 3rd-party.
Re:A bug which affected only left handed users
by qingcharles on Thursday July 09, 2026 @01:00AM
(#48841184)
They will still do it if it's below 80% on Apple Care, or $119 if you just want to do it out of plan.
Re:A bug which affected only left handed users
by Exoristos on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @07:27PM
(#48838775)
You can do it yourself[0].
Re:A bug which affected only left handed users
by embedding-shape on Thursday July 09, 2026 @06:06AM
(#48843463)
Word of caution, it seems kind of difficult, I had Apple replace my iPhone 12 Mini and they broke the screen in the process (so got a free screen replacement too), so seems a lot harder than it used to be, think I did it myself back in the 3GS days last time and seems its way more brittle today.
Re:A bug which affected only left handed users
by Exoristos on Thursday July 09, 2026 @05:38PM
(#48852714)
I've replaced multiple iPhone batteries (just not this model), and the great thing about the iFixit kit is it comes with specialized tools you need and great instructions.
Re:A bug which affected only left handed users
by embedding-shape on Friday July 10, 2026 @04:38AM
(#48857368)
Indeed! And I bet Apple technicians have even better training, tools and reference documentation, despite that they broke my screen anyways! So I'll stick to my warning to ask people to be careful, seemingly really easy to break the displays in the process.