And don't let up the pressure; open-repair opponents are still trying to slow or reverse as much as they can in the lobbying space, and I'm sure those software locks are going to be an area needing vigilance forever.
@@manuel0578Most of the time adhesive isn’t considered to be reusable, which continues to be the case here. Most new batteries will come with adhesive preapplied.
I have to thank the multitude of US States, Canada, the EU, and some other countries like Brazil for enacting Right to Repair with little to no loopholes for companies to exploit. Without the efforts of the repair movement, the great "anti-repair beast" known as Apple would never have "relented" and allowed their devices to finally be designed for *end-user* repairability. Thank you to you both iFixit and Louis Rossmann for this massive achievement.
@@xelosan1203We have very strict laws against planned obsolescence, which for sure hit Apple hard for their previous repairability madness. For example, Samsung must replace screens with green lines on Galaxy phones from the last 3-4 years, free of charge, within 30 days. Sometimes, you can get it done at an Authorized Repair Shop in just a few hours. We also stood strong against back on the removal of chargers, forcing brands to provide them for free if requested. Consumer rights are no joke here, LMAO.
Yes, but it's still a real pain to open up the phone AND there's a risk of damaging the flex cables. Why won't Apple go a step further and make it easy to gain access to the battery in the first place?
I still think there are cheaper and more repairable ways to secure the battery inside the phone, but this adhesive tech is really cool, and I hope to see other manufacturers copy it
@@wisdomyaw03 I never claimed there was anything wrong with it. That said, it can be used for dirty practices like serialization has in the past for Apple. It could significantly impact third party frames especially. Hopefully it doesn't come to that, but it's Apple afterall
@@LazorVideosDestructionFirst of all, "serialization" in itself is not "evil" unlike what some repair advocates put out there. Secondly, the frame can be swapped with other iPhones, and doesn't need calibration to function. It just needs to be reconfigured to the new device it's being swapped to, and serves as history for parts that have been repaired in the Settings. Besides, who makes third party enclosure for the iPhone at all?
iPhone 4s has a score of 6, with the battery being removable via a reusable plastic strap. No parts serialization, batteries could be removed and reinstalled without disposable adhesive, and custom rear glass was a thing. I personally think the 6 was the easiest to repair for everything except the battery, although it was the easiest to break. I've had a good number of those apart for screen and antenna replacements.
@@DoubleU555 On the flip side, Apple has proven their point to consumers about the usefulness of AirPods. People love them now, and they will keep buying them. Why not return the headphone jack at this point? It will make a lot of people very happy and they’ll still make a ton of money.
Thinking of finally upgrading from my 13 mini to a 16/pro. Still love my 13 mini but I’m intrigued by the new models. Fixed several issues from the 15’s and the big increase in battery is nice. I don’t care at all about AI though.
Finally repairability for the common folk.... except worse pre iPhone X, but thanks for the electro battery removal really takes the shock out the price of the replacement😇
I know the cost of going to BT headphones is higher than just a wired headset but the additional water resistance feels like a greater benefit in the long run. Idk why people insist on this still, I feel like most of us have a BT headset. If I want high fidelity audio I'd rather listen at home with a wired can. I'm not often on the go craving an audiophile hit.
Because it doesn't compromise water resistance. Sony phones have headphone jacks, removable SD cards and are fully rated for dust and water resistance.
The first time you said Apple had day one manuals, I thought you were joking. This tear down was mind blowing, especially for the adhesive on the battery! Nice to see a big tech company leaning more towards repairability for once, and I hope the trend doesn't stop here.
Have you thought about making some of those spudges with a small ridge at an appropriate distance from the edge to stop errant dives into the insides? If the ridge was rounded you might be able to roll the spudge a little around the perimeter. Maybe depth markings around the inside if the ridge isn't feasible?
8:34 Face ID(TrueDepth camera) can also be swapped/replaced with an OEM part and can be calibrated to work correctly. It is third party parts that is not supported, not Apple's original part.
Yup this year they've separated the pairing of the TrueDepth projector and other crystal sensor right? meaning resoldering repairs of torn Face ID ribbon cables might be possible.
@@dolurosu When you look at the amount of modular parts per generation, directly replacable by Apple or partners then my statement is true. Glas back was needed for wireless charging, something many wanted for years. It was the standard that the phone was just openable from one side and at some point they prefered the front than back, because a easy display fix was more important than back. Now you have both. The problem with the displays was the calibration data, so true tone would be the issue. But the displays always worked, just true tone got disabled.
Still unsure why we glued the batteries in the first place but oh well. This is actually pretty interesting not gonna lie. I like it. Though i still dont like the general idea of a battery almost welded to the frame. Surely it wouldnt be impossible to make a battery thats held in place with screws or even just a compliant mechanism? I mean, we made them less than 10 years ago.
I'd say that it have to be something to make sure the battery can't get loose -and safety. The batteries expand and contract, just a little bit, and more with wear, so having the battery stuck only on one side on the inner side, it will expand outward, and if really bad things happen and it balloons, it will pop the back open, instead of exploding like a firecracker in a closed hand. (I know they don't actually explode like that, but the results can be much the same.)
If apple starts using the electrically deactivated adhesive for the frint and back glass that could make battery replacements so easy that we would be getting back to the era where you could just carry a spare battery with you to swap into the phone. Just need to find adhesive that can be reactivated by electricity.
Imagine if it was software controlled too, you turn off the iPhone and connect a device to the usb c port that tells it to neutralize the adhesive on the back glass/battery, it would be super cool
yeah i guess.. but the issue would be to developers a material that could reactivate a one dissolved adhesive.. but yah would be a cool thing for the future.
Hey iFixIt, what battery is in this soldering iron that you are going to release? Hopefully a standard-sized Li-ion battery like a 18650/21700/26650, right? Not a custom sized battery like those in phones and tablets? I want to be able to hold on to this soldering iron for 10-15-20 years and not worry if I can find batteries down the road.
side mounted fingerprint is the best biometric option out there. My 200$ galaxy has it and it even has some touch gestures for pulling down the quick settings and notification tray.
Depends on what breaks and who is doing the labor lol. If your replacing a battery on your own, it would probably be like 80$ assuming you have the equipment
You have to be a little bit more specific than that. If we’re talking about screen replacements, maybe. If we’re talking about back glass replacement, camera replacement, etc. it’s all different prices.
Huge fan of iphone 16 replacing battery, camera, and screen all seems so easy or atleast doable just hope that new camera button will last and wont be one of breaking points 😬
After all the negativity and criticism I'm glad Apple have stepped up their internal design and repairability game. And it's nice to see people appreciate it too
Yet for some reason the 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max just have pull tabs and don't have this new battery removal tech. I also wonder why only the 16 Pro gets a metal battery.
WHen I take a landscape photo with my iPhone, I always held the phone with the volume buttons on the top as that's just the I've always held it when playing landscape mode app. I've always used a volume button to snap photos.
Go watch Hugh Jeffrey's teardown before you get too excited about the parts swapping. There are some big caveats and (of course) still no ability to use third party replacements. Apple is still locking you down in their own repair ecosystem and controlling your ability to service their products, just with slightly different methods that seem better on a surface level.
All in all, third party replacement dont have good quality, and could cause problems with other components inside. I think that's is really great move by apple to force "illegal" technicians for installing non-stolen original parts.
The new battery adhesive is cool and all... But screws would still have been better. It feels that they did this to deter normal people from replacing the battery themselves, since most people wont have the tools or the knowledge to apply a specific voltage to remove the battery
You still need to heat and cut the glue on the back glass to access the battery. So I wouldn't call it "repair friendly", but it's way better than before
where would i go for a microsoldering and repair school as i am currently being trained as a technician as a repair shop where i work but we dont do microsoldering and i am also looking at other places to practice repairs
That adhesive tech is actually really cool and innovative. Hopefully we can see more manufacturers take advantage of this. Also could this replace more of the adhesive in the phone?
Wow. For the first time in a while I'm starting to think Apple is in the right track here. Now if only you could use aftermarket parts as well... Still though, big step in the right direction and that new battery adhesive tech is fascinating.
I love iFixit as well as Wera but Soldering is another thing. Im really really skeptical because there are already highly skilled brands that does the job really well. But well, maybe Im not the target audienc. Looks good from far away.
The replaceable battery is huge. Previously we've had a whole lot of parts serialized and thus not user replaceable. This video suggest only FACE ID maybe serialized. Guess the jury is still out on what is and what isn't serialized. Anyhow, the new model is a BIG win.
You are wrong, even more parts are serialized now, but you can „calibrate” them if they are original Apple parts. You won’t be able to calibrate non Apple screen or battery. They want to monopolize spare parts market.
@@mba2808 That's wrong! Apple released a document earlier this year it termed "Longevity By Design," in which they stated that third party parts, except FaceID/TrueDepth camera for security reasons, can be calibrated on device. The only caveat, which is obvious and logical, is that since Apple didn't make these parts they can't guarantee their optimal performance so it'll be stated in the Settings that it is a third party part for transparency. Also if the calibration, say for the display which has True Tone to adjust the display's color relative to the ambient light, is not working optimally you can turn it off-which is what it used to be when the display wasn't calibrated.
@@ggandalff I think it woudl be better if for example you un-screw the screws on the bottom and there attach to eletrodes. This way you could still open the phone if it was in a boot loop or had a dead battery etc. I do not think the eletricly released adhesive can be as easily removed with heat (I think you either do heat removable or electric not both).
@@hishnash Apple doesn't do repairs either really... Their "Genius" Bar just tells you that any basic repair isn't worth it and you should buy a new device instead.
Indeed great step forward in repairability front from Apple. The electrically activated battery adhesive is an excellent pick. I think this is in a way Apple's take in preparation for the EU's 2027 law to have all devices with user swappable/serviceable battery. Still there's more to go when it comes to repairability but it's good to see Apple is truly moving forward and not just greenwashing their customers.
Still don't like the fact that there's different types of screws used next to each other inside the phone. Can make self repairing really confusing. The battery electro adhesive is cool, I wonder if that can be implemented to the front and back glass
I really hope this electric adhesive is able to be used on folding phone displays. The fact that we're ~6 generations in and you still can't repair those inner screens is insane to me
Yay easier battery removal! Bothered by the lack of SIM card tho… I don’t understand why there’s a push away from that, it’s such a huge hassle if your phone dies to move it over when it’s only eSIM
@@hishnash well, I’ve had T-Mobile for ages and they don’t lock theirs, so it means something to me. I’ve always been able to switch phones at a moment’s notice with no issues.
I believe it's the same adhesive. Make sure you don't reverse the polarity. With the new battery the old adhesive will have been transferred to the frame. Then either stick the new battery in or also give it a short jolt to liquify the adhesive and get a better stick.
You want it very firmly attached to one side of the case, and you need a tiny little bit of space on the other side (cant be clamped in) since when it gets old it will start to swell, stoping that to much leads to fires!
Which phones benefit from the new OEM parts swapping? I have an iPhone 13 and I am wondering if I can use parts from other iPhones to replace them on mine without any error messages. The only articles I can find are from April this year when it was announced…
Someone is still going to complain that they now must use a power supply in order to remove the Battery. But since I already own one, this is a pretty neat solution and also makes battery removal a lot safer
The pull tabs on iPhones have been easier to remove than most other phones for a while now. Remember the company that will be doing the most battery replacements is apple themselves. Making it easier (quicker) to do is all about reducing the cost for themselves, doing battery repalcmetns in retail stores in the most expseive prime real estate of many global cities were 1m^2 work space might well be costling them hundreds of dollars per hour in rent is important.
I never thought I would see the day when an iPhone gets a 7/10 on the iFixit repairability scale!
Only because Europe forced Apple to do so
@@agcouper Actually the change for replacing parts came from US legislation at the state level
@@EzekielElinand thank fk for that
And don't let up the pressure; open-repair opponents are still trying to slow or reverse as much as they can in the lobbying space, and I'm sure those software locks are going to be an area needing vigilance forever.
They were 7/10 for majority of the time lol.
That electricity activated glue was fascinating.
But how do you glue it back together?
@@manuel0578Most of the time adhesive isn’t considered to be reusable, which continues to be the case here. Most new batteries will come with adhesive preapplied.
Imagine that tech progressing to the pack panel and screen. 😮
Yeah that's very cool.
I love that you can just wire two 9V batteries in series and hook it up to the tabs to remove the battery
I have to thank the multitude of US States, Canada, the EU, and some other countries like Brazil for enacting Right to Repair with little to no loopholes for companies to exploit. Without the efforts of the repair movement, the great "anti-repair beast" known as Apple would never have "relented" and allowed their devices to finally be designed for *end-user* repairability. Thank you to you both iFixit and Louis Rossmann for this massive achievement.
Sure Brazil 😂😂😂
@@xelosan1203We have very strict laws against planned obsolescence, which for sure hit Apple hard for their previous repairability madness. For example, Samsung must replace screens with green lines on Galaxy phones from the last 3-4 years, free of charge, within 30 days. Sometimes, you can get it done at an Authorized Repair Shop in just a few hours.
We also stood strong against back on the removal of chargers, forcing brands to provide them for free if requested.
Consumer rights are no joke here, LMAO.
@@sys-administrator eu is pushing hard apple to put for example the usb c, repairability , emulators, change default browser, etc
@@sys-administrator yeah you're right, my bad, those two are different things
Replacability of batteries is a great step forward
I like the old way more
Bruh what? 😂
Yes, but it's still a real pain to open up the phone AND there's a risk of damaging the flex cables. Why won't Apple go a step further and make it easy to gain access to the battery in the first place?
Definitely not more repairable apart from Apple and stores only.
Consumers CAN do it if they want to risk damaging much more getting to it.
@@Rambogner wtf, no.
And batteries were _always_ replaceable.
when will we get a teardown and battery replacement for that new soldering iron powerpack?
We're planning on having it live, along with replacement batteries, when we start shipping on October 15!
ifixit selling a soldering iron with battery that will be replaceable? that sounds cool
This is a huge win for right to repair. Still a long way to go, but it's a start.
Very cool battery adhesive tech! Great teardown as always, iFixit!
6:20 The Headphone Jack was removed with iPhone 7, not 6S
You're correct, our intent here was that we've been without a headphone jack since *after* the iPhone 6S.
@@kyle_wiens That's just confusing though, since with eSIM it was since iPhone 14 as you said, and not after
MKBHD level mistake
Correct. My last iPhone was a 6S+ with the headphone jack and because the 7 didn't have it I have used Samsung since then.
@@kyle_wiens you complaining about the lack of headphone jack is old. The headphone jack is gone, accept it! It had to go, just saying…
The new battery removal is wonderful. And calibrating replacement parts on phone makes iPhone 16 the most repairable iPhone so far.
I really enjoyed how you explained how the battery disconnects when current is applied and seeing these close up images and xray, really cool!
I still think there are cheaper and more repairable ways to secure the battery inside the phone, but this adhesive tech is really cool, and I hope to see other manufacturers copy it
The welded camera button and integrated circuit attached are most certainly Apple's method of serializing the frame of the phone
@@LazorVideosDestructionAnd what's wrong with that. It's not as if you can't swap it with another iPhone?
@@wisdomyaw03 I never claimed there was anything wrong with it.
That said, it can be used for dirty practices like serialization has in the past for Apple. It could significantly impact third party frames especially. Hopefully it doesn't come to that, but it's Apple afterall
@@LazorVideosDestructionFirst of all, "serialization" in itself is not "evil" unlike what some repair advocates put out there. Secondly, the frame can be swapped with other iPhones, and doesn't need calibration to function. It just needs to be reconfigured to the new device it's being swapped to, and serves as history for parts that have been repaired in the Settings.
Besides, who makes third party enclosure for the iPhone at all?
@@wisdomyaw03 Agree to disagree then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That electric battery magic is so cool
A repairability score of 7 for an iphone, unbelievable ‼️😮
iPhone 4s has a score of 6, with the battery being removable via a reusable plastic strap. No parts serialization, batteries could be removed and reinstalled without disposable adhesive, and custom rear glass was a thing.
I personally think the 6 was the easiest to repair for everything except the battery, although it was the easiest to break. I've had a good number of those apart for screen and antenna replacements.
As of the iPhone 17, more generations of iPhones will not have had a headphone jack than generations that did.
Yeah, complaining about lack of one is getting old already.
@@DoubleU555complaining about people who need one is getting old
@@DoubleU555why? It’s still as useful and as relevant as ever.
@@DoubleU555 On the flip side, Apple has proven their point to consumers about the usefulness of AirPods. People love them now, and they will keep buying them. Why not return the headphone jack at this point? It will make a lot of people very happy and they’ll still make a ton of money.
Good riddance.
The new adhesive is so cool! I'm more excited about that than the new not-a-button.
If they also used it for the display and back panel it would be a chef's kiss
I still prefer to use Huawei Pura series phones which are almost identical inside and very powerful
Thinking of finally upgrading from my 13 mini to a 16/pro. Still love my 13 mini but I’m intrigued by the new models. Fixed several issues from the 15’s and the big increase in battery is nice. I don’t care at all about AI though.
I really wish the 16 Pro had that teal colour, it looks so nice
I love that you actually pronounce your 'T's . Thank you
Finally repairability for the common folk.... except worse pre iPhone X, but thanks for the electro battery removal really takes the shock out the price of the replacement😇
I know the cost of going to BT headphones is higher than just a wired headset but the additional water resistance feels like a greater benefit in the long run. Idk why people insist on this still, I feel like most of us have a BT headset. If I want high fidelity audio I'd rather listen at home with a wired can. I'm not often on the go craving an audiophile hit.
Because it doesn't compromise water resistance. Sony phones have headphone jacks, removable SD cards and are fully rated for dust and water resistance.
The first time you said Apple had day one manuals, I thought you were joking. This tear down was mind blowing, especially for the adhesive on the battery! Nice to see a big tech company leaning more towards repairability for once, and I hope the trend doesn't stop here.
Have you thought about making some of those spudges with a small ridge at an appropriate distance from the edge to stop errant dives into the insides? If the ridge was rounded you might be able to roll the spudge a little around the perimeter. Maybe depth markings around the inside if the ridge isn't feasible?
waw! watching through that microscopic level was magical.
8:34 Face ID(TrueDepth camera) can also be swapped/replaced with an OEM part and can be calibrated to work correctly. It is third party parts that is not supported, not Apple's original part.
Yup this year they've separated the pairing of the TrueDepth projector and other crystal sensor right? meaning resoldering repairs of torn Face ID ribbon cables might be possible.
super cool battery removal
That battery removal is brilliant! Apply power and the thing falls out.
Thanks for the details!
hope that the iphone 17 will be a 8/10 :D
Those high resolution magnified images are cool❤
That battery removal process is fantastic! Thank you EU!
Woah! Apple finally doing something innovative and it's a somewhat user replaceable battery. Would not have seen that coming.
Actually since the first iPhones they became more and more repairable from generation to generation
@@qwertzuiop875 Sure, that's why they linked the screens to the hardware security chips and caused a right nightmare for repairers.
@@dolurosu When you look at the amount of modular parts per generation, directly replacable by Apple or partners then my statement is true. Glas back was needed for wireless charging, something many wanted for years. It was the standard that the phone was just openable from one side and at some point they prefered the front than back, because a easy display fix was more important than back. Now you have both. The problem with the displays was the calibration data, so true tone would be the issue. But the displays always worked, just true tone got disabled.
@@lmaoroflcopter For unofficial ones maybe. At the end just true tone got disabled if you really needed a cheap fix.
Still unsure why we glued the batteries in the first place but oh well.
This is actually pretty interesting not gonna lie. I like it.
Though i still dont like the general idea of a battery almost welded to the frame.
Surely it wouldnt be impossible to make a battery thats held in place with screws or even just a compliant mechanism?
I mean, we made them less than 10 years ago.
I'd say that it have to be something to make sure the battery can't get loose -and safety. The batteries expand and contract, just a little bit, and more with wear, so having the battery stuck only on one side on the inner side, it will expand outward, and if really bad things happen and it balloons, it will pop the back open, instead of exploding like a firecracker in a closed hand. (I know they don't actually explode like that, but the results can be much the same.)
If apple starts using the electrically deactivated adhesive for the frint and back glass that could make battery replacements so easy that we would be getting back to the era where you could just carry a spare battery with you to swap into the phone. Just need to find adhesive that can be reactivated by electricity.
😂😂😂
Imagine if it was software controlled too, you turn off the iPhone and connect a device to the usb c port that tells it to neutralize the adhesive on the back glass/battery, it would be super cool
yeah i guess.. but the issue would be to developers a material that could reactivate a one dissolved adhesive.. but yah would be a cool thing for the future.
Just buy power bank, don't be a clown
We miss you Project ARA / Motorola Mods ;'(
Hey iFixIt, what battery is in this soldering iron that you are going to release? Hopefully a standard-sized Li-ion battery like a 18650/21700/26650, right? Not a custom sized battery like those in phones and tablets? I want to be able to hold on to this soldering iron for 10-15-20 years and not worry if I can find batteries down the road.
I just witnessed one of most entertaining way of showing people whats inside their phones !
Great teardown video! I was waiting for this.
that battery removal was indeed satisfying.
thay gotta put those batteries on everything like apple watches and Macs. its badass
Just make the camera button do touch ID as well next year am i right or am i right?
No they need to innovate so it'll be called something else.
@@FR4M3Sharma Like SlideID or something 😂
side mounted fingerprint is the best biometric option out there. My 200$ galaxy has it and it even has some touch gestures for pulling down the quick settings and notification tray.
This is really cool to see. Glad to see Apple starting to consider better repairability in their designs. Still got a long way to go though.
does this mean I can fix it for less than 400 bucks
Depends on what breaks and who is doing the labor lol. If your replacing a battery on your own, it would probably be like 80$ assuming you have the equipment
You need to spend some money on tools
You have to be a little bit more specific than that. If we’re talking about screen replacements, maybe. If we’re talking about back glass replacement, camera replacement, etc. it’s all different prices.
No
You buy a BMW and want to service it at the cost of a Honda, yea that's not happenin.
I'm not an Apple fan, but that's impressive 😯
removable ssds in macs better be next
Huge fan of iphone 16 replacing battery, camera, and screen all seems so easy or atleast doable just hope that new camera button will last and wont be one of breaking points 😬
After all the negativity and criticism I'm glad Apple have stepped up their internal design and repairability game. And it's nice to see people appreciate it too
5:21 I'm sorry, did I just hear you say that you can now *service the battery*??
So neat, so beautiful 👏
Budyyyy dont call it a button!! Thats a camera control 😂😂
Out of curiosity can you use that portable soldering battery as a portable battery car jumper?
Yet for some reason the 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max just have pull tabs and don't have this new battery removal tech. I also wonder why only the 16 Pro gets a metal battery.
Probably the same reason why iPhone 14 got dual entry design before the Pro verson.
Its a test drive i think
The 16 Pro do have this tech.
What’s a metal battery
@@manuel0578 The battery on the 16 Pro is incased in metal. Look up a teardown video of it to see.
WHen I take a landscape photo with my iPhone, I always held the phone with the volume buttons on the top as that's just the I've always held it when playing landscape mode app. I've always used a volume button to snap photos.
That battery adhesive is actually really cool. I hope others will copy it.
Go watch Hugh Jeffrey's teardown before you get too excited about the parts swapping. There are some big caveats and (of course) still no ability to use third party replacements. Apple is still locking you down in their own repair ecosystem and controlling your ability to service their products, just with slightly different methods that seem better on a surface level.
Not really. There is real improvement in Apple's iPhone parts strategy.
So long as you do not want to use stolen parts apples new solution is rather good.
All in all, third party replacement dont have good quality, and could cause problems with other components inside. I think that's is really great move by apple to force "illegal" technicians for installing non-stolen original parts.
The icultists are as deluded as ever.
I don't like apple that much but this is great. Easily repairable and parts.
i'm so confuse as to why jerry rig didn't have the same tape that you had, but basilical pull-tab ?
Thanks!
This gives hope and make me want to perform battery replacement by myself 🎉
The new battery adhesive is cool and all... But screws would still have been better. It feels that they did this to deter normal people from replacing the battery themselves, since most people wont have the tools or the knowledge to apply a specific voltage to remove the battery
Apple’s repair guide says to use a 9V battery, the same one you have in your smoke alarm.
Beautiful video and amazing News 😂
Maybe in a few years I'll buy one 😂
Its nice that you can swap out the components and reprogram them, but does that also work for third party parts?
the fact that the back glass can be replaced is the biggest win besides battery and camera repairibility
You still need to heat and cut the glue on the back glass to access the battery. So I wouldn't call it "repair friendly", but it's way better than before
Honestly repair assistant is one of those features they should’ve announced as well
where would i go for a microsoldering and repair school as i am currently being trained as a technician as a repair shop where i work but we dont do microsoldering and i am also looking at other places to practice repairs
That adhesive tech is actually really cool and innovative. Hopefully we can see more manufacturers take advantage of this. Also could this replace more of the adhesive in the phone?
Wow. For the first time in a while I'm starting to think Apple is in the right track here. Now if only you could use aftermarket parts as well... Still though, big step in the right direction and that new battery adhesive tech is fascinating.
The soldering iron is actually sick. but at $350, I have to stick with my $25 Pinecil and a USB-C battery bank.
I love iFixit as well as Wera but Soldering is another thing. Im really really skeptical because there are already highly skilled brands that does the job really well. But well, maybe Im not the target audienc. Looks good from far away.
The replaceable battery is huge. Previously we've had a whole lot of parts serialized and thus not user replaceable. This video suggest only FACE ID maybe serialized. Guess the jury is still out on what is and what isn't serialized. Anyhow, the new model is a BIG win.
@@shubus FaceID can be swapped. It just has to be OEM part, not third party part.
new button is serialized, and weld so very hard to replaced by ourself
Yes they swap the Face ID module as a whole at least since the 12. They did this on my phone.
You are wrong, even more parts are serialized now, but you can „calibrate” them if they are original Apple parts. You won’t be able to calibrate non Apple screen or battery. They want to monopolize spare parts market.
@@mba2808 That's wrong! Apple released a document earlier this year it termed "Longevity By Design," in which they stated that third party parts, except FaceID/TrueDepth camera for security reasons, can be calibrated on device. The only caveat, which is obvious and logical, is that since Apple didn't make these parts they can't guarantee their optimal performance so it'll be stated in the Settings that it is a third party part for transparency. Also if the calibration, say for the display which has True Tone to adjust the display's color relative to the ambient light, is not working optimally you can turn it off-which is what it used to be when the display wasn't calibrated.
damn the screen replacement is now less intrusive and removes the risk of damaging the true depth camera
Excellent explanation brother
I think they will/should do an API that allows game devs to use camera / lock buttons as L+R triggers. They’re placed perfectly for it.
Would be cool if you could use the iPhone battery itself to unstick it. Like moving the connector to a different socket or something
Sir you had not disclosed the battery mah of both the 16 & 16+ phones. Please disclose the battery comparing with 15.
Having an option to remove the back glass by just selecting the option in the settings (twitch the clear warning) would be a game changer
OH that could be very cool :D
The glue is single application, once you apply voltage it will no longer stick.
@@hishnash that's why I said with clear warning
@@ggandalff I think it woudl be better if for example you un-screw the screws on the bottom and there attach to eletrodes. This way you could still open the phone if it was in a boot loop or had a dead battery etc.
I do not think the eletricly released adhesive can be as easily removed with heat (I think you either do heat removable or electric not both).
There are a lot of things I don't like about Apple, but props to them for electrically removable adhesive. Hopefully Google is taking notes.
Most other companies do not have the same benefit as apple from this type of stuff as they are not the ones that do the majority of repairs.
@@hishnash Apple doesn't do repairs either really... Their "Genius" Bar just tells you that any basic repair isn't worth it and you should buy a new device instead.
@@AlexSchendel battery replacements they do do.
Indeed great step forward in repairability front from Apple. The electrically activated battery adhesive is an excellent pick. I think this is in a way Apple's take in preparation for the EU's 2027 law to have all devices with user swappable/serviceable battery. Still there's more to go when it comes to repairability but it's good to see Apple is truly moving forward and not just greenwashing their customers.
Who would have guessed that battery replacement was their biggest innovation.
Still don't like the fact that there's different types of screws used next to each other inside the phone. Can make self repairing really confusing. The battery electro adhesive is cool, I wonder if that can be implemented to the front and back glass
I really hope this electric adhesive is able to be used on folding phone displays. The fact that we're ~6 generations in and you still can't repair those inner screens is insane to me
I almost get the headphone jack, especially when the ipod is xonsidered but the second sim baffles me. Surely it doesnt take much more space.
Yay easier battery removal! Bothered by the lack of SIM card tho… I don’t understand why there’s a push away from that, it’s such a huge hassle if your phone dies to move it over when it’s only eSIM
Many sim vendors in the US lock sim cards to phones, so being able to move the phsycail sim means nothing at all.
@@hishnash well, I’ve had T-Mobile for ages and they don’t lock theirs, so it means something to me. I’ve always been able to switch phones at a moment’s notice with no issues.
How is the adhesive replaced?
Id assume it would come with replacement batteries
I'm 100% sure a new one will already be applied on an original Apple battery. I doubt 3rd party makers will replicate this new tech.
I believe it's the same adhesive. Make sure you don't reverse the polarity. With the new battery the old adhesive will have been transferred to the frame. Then either stick the new battery in or also give it a short jolt to liquify the adhesive and get a better stick.
Would parts from ifixit pair and are they considered OEM parts?
That seems to be good news. Will you do the 16 Pro next?
Why have adhesive on the battery at all? Surely the case can hold it in?
I imagine you may get some potential micro-jiggling without it, which would end up eventually being a fire hazard.
You want it very firmly attached to one side of the case, and you need a tiny little bit of space on the other side (cant be clamped in) since when it gets old it will start to swell, stoping that to much leads to fires!
Which phones benefit from the new OEM parts swapping? I have an iPhone 13 and I am wondering if I can use parts from other iPhones to replace them on mine without any error messages. The only articles I can find are from April this year when it was announced…
I read somewhere it was iPhone 12 series and above running iOS 18 and above
Do you know by any chance where? 🙃
Dual entry design was first used in iPhone 4 in 2010
@@mohidadeel iPhone 4 was rear entry, not dual entry
Magnifique!!!!! 👏💪👏
Can you fix a phone screen? "one plus 6t " please answer me
How about Pro or Pro Max? Lower score for them?
Headphone jack: Shots fired.
Very nice teardown guys. But didn't the headphone jack disappear with the iPhone 7?
Someone is still going to complain that they now must use a power supply in order to remove the Battery. But since I already own one, this is a pretty neat solution and also makes battery removal a lot safer
Apple suggest using a standard 9v battery (you can pick these up for cheep)
Final got improvement
Wow apple finally figured out how to make a battery removable bravo 👏 only took a few years.
The pull tabs on iPhones have been easier to remove than most other phones for a while now. Remember the company that will be doing the most battery replacements is apple themselves. Making it easier (quicker) to do is all about reducing the cost for themselves, doing battery repalcmetns in retail stores in the most expseive prime real estate of many global cities were 1m^2 work space might well be costling them hundreds of dollars per hour in rent is important.
how good is the ip rating after battery replacement?
i did't catch something, how to apply back the battery in steady rock way?
What happens to this iPhone after the video!?