A few things you should mention. For one after initially disconnecting the battery, I would have removed that LCD cable. When completing the repair, attach the LCD cable before connecting the battery. 2, bending that battery the way you did is extremely dangerous. They will basically explode like that into a ball of flames. If you rip through that paper and it hits the metal frame or a metal tool you could ignite the battery. This is why Apple generally replaces the shell with the battery pre-installed already, they do not remove these as they are a fire hazard. 3., You can use alcohol to remove the adhesive, get a high % if possible. 4. use a credit card or other plastic card to cut through the adhesive underneath in conjunction with the alcohol.
I have a small spatula I use to remove the batteries.. what a dub design on APPLE's part.. and yes the batteries are very dangerous and if they burn they catch the case on fire and everything burns.. another design flaw for apple..
you are WRONG. Firstly apple doesn't repair these for years now. they send you off to third party who will do it like you see here. acetone or 99% rubbing alcohol and an old credit card will be fine. Stories you hear about these catching fire are dramatic but profoundly rare.
I just did this, my notes: You only need to disconnect the centre cable to allow the two halves to split. remove battery with chisel/sharp edge tool to cut through the adhesive(i didn't bend/damage the original battery), soak remaining adhesive in small amount of IPA, after 5 mins this easily scraps off. I had an issue where the charger was connected but was not charging. Remove charger, press power button for 10 seconds, turn on again. Problem solved.
I did it! Yay! MacBook Retina (early 2016) -- replaced the battery using your video as a guide (watched other videos but were not comfortable to start :/) One small tip: to remove the old adhesive, apply some alcohol then scrape it enough to lift it up then grab the tip and pull it slowly; similar to removing the adhesive on an iPhone's battery. The adhesive would come off with ease and cleanly. Thanks again!
i`m so impressed how nobody points out that bending battery like that is actually pretty damn dangerous. Don`t every bend the battery cell like that. You should heat the cover from bottom or use isolpropylalcohol to loose the adhesive before you try to remove it.
This video is actually trying to helps people but lacking in terms of knowledge in electronic repair. Especially in positioning the ribbon cable like that when disassembling the battery, a mistake can cause the cable to tear. for the example when disconnecting the trackpad cable, you have to disconnect the battery first by pressing the button. then use the correct equipment to remove the battery glue such as a plastic scrapper and alcohol, not by forcefully pulling the battery cell which could trigger a burning reaction.
Soooo, what do you do if the battery starts to spark? I managed to remove the four cells on the sides, but when I went to remove to two center, side-by-side cells, one of them sparked. I’m reading online that this is very dangerous. Thinking I need to stop and take it to a shop? Ugh. UPDATE: I was able to swap the battery but the TP cable was disconnected and I have no idea where/how to reconnect that. There are no clear tutorials online for that part. Sadly, with the new battery installed, it won’t power on. I’m going to need a repair shop after all :/
The best thing to do when removing any apple battery is to use copious amounts of 99% isopropyl alcohol on the underside of the batteries before prying in order to soften the glue. I would use almost triple the amount Andrew used here injected under the battery with a small syringe in order to prevent what you've just described. You always want to keep the battery intact, not rip it open and spark the lithium inside. If the battery sparked, then you've exposed the lithium in the cell, which (might have) shorted out the board if it touched the frame. I've seen it happen but rarely. The more probable scenario is that you've removed it and installed the battery but something is not plugged up properly. Chances are if you didn't pay attention and plug the trackpad cable back in, then you probably didn't screw the battery in underneath the board correctly either.
might be a bit late, but for me the issue was the first cable you need to reemove when opening the macbook was not connected properly. make sure its connected with the clamp engaged on both ends!
1. Any other brand batteries which have a high (er) mAh and allows more cycle count? My Early 2015 MacBook has 3029 mah, and so far has 1,215 cycles (over the 1,000 apple say) so is due for a service. 2. Will a battery with 5722 mAh (such as yours) last almost twice as long per charge? So that a 500 cycle battery (with 5722 mAh) will last almost the same as a 1,000 cycle battery (which has 3022 mAh) ? 3029 * 2= 6058Mah 6058 mAh - 5722 mAh = 33 mAh so the difference is not that much?
Thank you for making this vid. This will save me from having to replace this little laptop that I use a lot for my more basic writing projects etc. One questions I have is, what was the quick-drying material that you sprayed to help loosen the adhesive for battery removal?
Great Tutorial, biggest pain in the a$$ was removing the adhesive, for those of you that haven't tried, its pretty straight forward, be careful of pulling the ribbons and also beware when getting the adhesive off, it's easy to jar the remaining ribbon connectors.. great job fella thanks.
Hi Andrew, I am having a problem quite strange. When i connect everything after have changed the battery, nothing happens (mac does not turn o, connecting to the charger the screen won't go on). If I disconnect the black cable connecting the two sides, the screen will go on and the battery starts charging. I presume it is some false contact, and not a major issue (like mainboard burned), but I tried every possible combination and nothing seems working. Any suggestion, please? :)
I have this model and opened it to clean the logic board because of liquid. When I tried to close it, it was bulging from side of the charging port/the middle of the right side, what could this be?
I changed the battery successfully, but now my laptop doesn’t turn on. I changed the zizac black strip and now it doesn’t turn on, with either one, the old one nor the new one. I need help please
This A1534 Model is my favorite. It’s light and petty-fits perfectly in my purse 👜. Wished Apple made the MacBook Air as petty as this one. Big is not always better in this case 😊
You mean the third party battery replacement suddenly dying? Haven’t had that yet however I wouldn’t be surprised if they failed faster than Apple batteries.
@@ImLeeLoi All batteries will have issues after a certain number of cycles, normally 500+. Once it reaches that level it will often switch off without warning, time for a replacement battery!
Yup mine just shut off at 60% lol although under 500 cycles and no reset or anything works... Apple want $200+ but i found this video and changed it...
Oh my god.... how did you NOT blow your hands off?!? NO ONE should follow this video on battery removal. You did it so dangerously. Its much easier to just replace the bottom case and move the motherboard and speakers over. No one should remove a battery the way you did. If you're going to do battery removal and replace, use isopropyl alcohol 95% or higher, and a heatpad to loosen the adhesive underneath, then using a flat plastic tool (i actually use plastic play cards), you can slice between the adhesive and metal frame. NEVER bend batteries like this
After following the video I was unable to reconnect the ribbon cable. I noticed that at 7 min 47 sec you completely skip over how to reconnect the ribbon cable. Now my laptop is completely f..d thanks
Okay, you make it look easy enough - I think I'll give it a shot! Wish I could buy a real Apple battery for a little more confidence on longevity. Would you say this is a 30 minute job?
Yes unfortunately Apple won’t sell the batteries with the adhesives, so there’s literally no way to get an official battery replacement without paying a huge cost $200+ for a replacement. I’d call this a 1 hour job if it’s your first time!
Apple makes it really hard to remove the battery and people can easily break the surface while doing so and cause some serious trouble(especially for swollen battery).
everyone does this upside down. do it the other way, disconnect trackpad from motherboard AFTER PRESSING THE YELLOW BUTTON FOR 10 SECS ! then carry on removing the battery
@@atafali953 I'd encourage a bit more research, but it looks like you can pick up that cable for under £10 www.amazon.co.uk/JANRI-Replacement-821-1935-821-1935-12-821-00507/dp/B07BHD1V8S/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=macbook+12+trackpad+cable&qid=1619869238&s=computers&sr=1-4
This is the worst MacBook I’ve ever worked on. What seems like a straight forward repair can turn into a nightmare because of the tight spacing. Would recommend staying away from this type of MacBook if you’re looking for more straight forward repairs
Great video, Just ordered my battery to try this next weekend! My Macbooks needed a new battery for about 2 years but the Apple Store has been closed since last year. I managed to get a 'Genuine Apple' battery from a creditable ebay store having been put off by the very mixed apple reviews on the one you linked, that said it looks like the amazon supplier is happy to refund those who want it. I'll let you know how I get on! Thanks for the video
1. How much did it cost you, for the 'genuine Apple battery' 2. What are the specs of you old and new battery, (mAh, and cycle count), each. Let me know if it worked. Thanks
@@harunyahyadotorg it was £80, local repair place (who are very good) wanted £160 for the battery and labour (though who knows what kind of battery quality)
@@harunyahyadotorg The results are in Firstly, it was a genuine apple battery, completely the same and same 'Device Name' etc Old Battery: Cycle Count : 771 mAh Capacity: 3626 TH-cam playing in Safari from Full: 3 hrs 20 mins New Battery Cycle Count: 1 (obvs) mAh Capacity: 5045 TH-cam Playing in Safari from Full: around 4 Hours 30 mins (at 3hr 20 I had 28% charge left) I mainly bought the new battery because my old one would just power down when it was cold despite having charge.
This is my extra laptop that I take on vacations. It's perfect for that purpose, so understand people have diverse sets of needs. You're right - as my main laptop, no. But even as a primary for some people, I could see it working just fine.
A few things you should mention. For one after initially disconnecting the battery, I would have removed that LCD cable. When completing the repair, attach the LCD cable before connecting the battery. 2, bending that battery the way you did is extremely dangerous. They will basically explode like that into a ball of flames. If you rip through that paper and it hits the metal frame or a metal tool you could ignite the battery. This is why Apple generally replaces the shell with the battery pre-installed already, they do not remove these as they are a fire hazard. 3., You can use alcohol to remove the adhesive, get a high % if possible. 4. use a credit card or other plastic card to cut through the adhesive underneath in conjunction with the alcohol.
I have a small spatula I use to remove the batteries.. what a dub design on APPLE's part.. and yes the batteries are very dangerous and if they burn they catch the case on fire and everything burns.. another design flaw for apple..
Yes you use the credit card as a little slide to drip the alcohol under the battery
I'd use acetone, as provided in the iFixit kit for MacBook Pro.
you are WRONG. Firstly apple doesn't repair these for years now. they send you off to third party who will do it like you see here. acetone or 99% rubbing alcohol and an old credit card will be fine. Stories you hear about these catching fire are dramatic but profoundly rare.
I just did this, my notes: You only need to disconnect the centre cable to allow the two halves to split. remove battery with chisel/sharp edge tool to cut through the adhesive(i didn't bend/damage the original battery), soak remaining adhesive in small amount of IPA, after 5 mins this easily scraps off. I had an issue where the charger was connected but was not charging. Remove charger, press power button for 10 seconds, turn on again. Problem solved.
The most difficult part is showing how to disconnect and you arent showing a closeup. If one doesn't know, they could seriously damage the connectors.
I did it! Yay! MacBook Retina (early 2016) -- replaced the battery using your video as a guide (watched other videos but were not comfortable to start :/) One small tip: to remove the old adhesive, apply some alcohol then scrape it enough to lift it up then grab the tip and pull it slowly; similar to removing the adhesive on an iPhone's battery. The adhesive would come off with ease and cleanly.
Thanks again!
What battery did you use I can seem to find the one for mine
I managed to cut one of those black string things what are they called where can I buy them
Me too i opened the laptop fully and snapped the cable 😮
i`m so impressed how nobody points out that bending battery like that is actually pretty damn dangerous. Don`t every bend the battery cell like that. You should heat the cover from bottom or use isolpropylalcohol to loose the adhesive before you try to remove it.
Hi help. Replaced battery now have no mouse or keyboard responding . Any idea?
a broken ribbon cable?
@ replaced that. Working in recovery mode but stops
Spoke to Apple, they always replace trackpad too apparently, so gave it a go and bingo . All up and running. Phew!
This video is actually trying to helps people but lacking in terms of knowledge in electronic repair. Especially in positioning the ribbon cable like that when disassembling the battery, a mistake can cause the cable to tear. for the example when disconnecting the trackpad cable, you have to disconnect the battery first by pressing the button. then use the correct equipment to remove the battery glue such as a plastic scrapper and alcohol, not by forcefully pulling the battery cell which could trigger a burning reaction.
the batteries you recommended are out of stock. any other suggestions where to find reliable ones, please? thanks
Dis you find a good replacement??
Soooo, what do you do if the battery starts to spark? I managed to remove the four cells on the sides, but when I went to remove to two center, side-by-side cells, one of them sparked. I’m reading online that this is very dangerous. Thinking I need to stop and take it to a shop? Ugh.
UPDATE: I was able to swap the battery but the TP cable was disconnected and I have no idea where/how to reconnect that. There are no clear tutorials online for that part. Sadly, with the new battery installed, it won’t power on. I’m going to need a repair shop after all :/
The best thing to do when removing any apple battery is to use copious amounts of 99% isopropyl alcohol on the underside of the batteries before prying in order to soften the glue. I would use almost triple the amount Andrew used here injected under the battery with a small syringe in order to prevent what you've just described. You always want to keep the battery intact, not rip it open and spark the lithium inside.
If the battery sparked, then you've exposed the lithium in the cell, which (might have) shorted out the board if it touched the frame. I've seen it happen but rarely. The more probable scenario is that you've removed it and installed the battery but something is not plugged up properly. Chances are if you didn't pay attention and plug the trackpad cable back in, then you probably didn't screw the battery in underneath the board correctly either.
I excepted this from you.
resh you gotta let the professionals take care of it hun
Help! One of the black connector cables ripped when I pulled off the outer shell. What do I do?
do you have discharged the batteries before taking it off like this ?
That would definitely be advisable. There's always a risk of puncturing a battery and the less energy in it, the better.
how can I extract the data from my hard disj when my computer is not starting at all?/
I did this and now the key board lights up BUT the screen shows absolutely nothing. No backlight, no power nothing. Not sure what it could be??
Sounds like the display cable isn’t reinserted properly.
Yeah same happened to me. How do I fix it?
You need to tell people to push the button beside the battery connector. If not, your motherboard is scrap
Hi Andrew Tsai, after I replaced the battery the keyboard and mouse stop working. Please kindly advice what might be problem. Thanks
might be a bit late, but for me the issue was the first cable you need to reemove when opening the macbook was not connected properly. make sure its connected with the clamp engaged on both ends!
@@nicogerst6007 same here, you really have to make sure the curly ribbon connector is fully home.
1. Any other brand batteries which have a high (er) mAh and allows more cycle count?
My Early 2015 MacBook has 3029 mah, and so far has 1,215 cycles (over the 1,000 apple say) so is due for a service.
2. Will a battery with 5722 mAh (such as yours) last almost twice as long per charge? So that a 500 cycle battery (with 5722 mAh) will last almost the same as a 1,000 cycle battery (which has 3022 mAh) ?
3029 * 2= 6058Mah
6058 mAh - 5722 mAh = 33 mAh so the difference is not that much?
Great video. All went perfectly, thanks for your help,
the black thing between the 2 side I have cut it accidentally :( what should I do 😭😭
Thank you for making this vid. This will save me from having to replace this little laptop that I use a lot for my more basic writing projects etc. One questions I have is, what was the quick-drying material that you sprayed to help loosen the adhesive for battery removal?
Isopropyl 99% alcohol
did u try it yet?
@@MJH211 my battery hasn't arrived yet. I'll post here when it's done!
@@animalmatter your battery still hasn't arrived yet?
Great Tutorial, biggest pain in the a$$ was removing the adhesive, for those of you that haven't tried, its pretty straight forward, be careful of pulling the ribbons and also beware when getting the adhesive off, it's easy to jar the remaining ribbon connectors.. great job fella thanks.
Hi Andrew,
I am having a problem quite strange. When i connect everything after have changed the battery, nothing happens (mac does not turn o, connecting to the charger the screen won't go on). If I disconnect the black cable connecting the two sides, the screen will go on and the battery starts charging. I presume it is some false contact, and not a major issue (like mainboard burned), but I tried every possible combination and nothing seems working. Any suggestion, please? :)
they say on ifixit to charge with low voltage first. use a 5w iphone charger to charge and turn on, then can use regular charger.
wish they do m1 12' with dell xps bezell...
It would be great if they sold a MacBook at the Dell XPS price too..
Touchpad and keyboard don’t respond :/ not even the power button. I can’t turn it off. What might be the problem?
did you sort it out?
I am having the same problem!
@@Aliconz Took mine to a technician, he said the cables just weren’t attached properly.
I have this model and opened it to clean the logic board because of liquid. When I tried to close it, it was bulging from side of the charging port/the middle of the right side, what could this be?
Did you put the correct screws for the bottom case in?
@@Andytizer yes, it just is raised on the right side when I put on the lower case which is not allowing me to close it fully
dont forget to mention unplugging the audio ribbon!!
I changed the battery successfully, but now my laptop doesn’t turn on. I changed the zizac black strip and now it doesn’t turn on, with either one, the old one nor the new one. I need help please
If your originally battery won’t work either then it just be some kind of bad contact on the strip, reseat everything and try again!
did you sort it out?
I am having the same problem!
Get a usb meter so you can see what measurements are happening
This A1534 Model is my favorite. It’s light and petty-fits perfectly in my purse 👜. Wished Apple made the MacBook Air as petty as this one. Big is not always better in this case 😊
Hello Andrew, thanks for the vid, do you know if there is a way to start my 12" without battery?
Have you encountered an issue on these where the battery will suddenly die without warning?
You mean the third party battery replacement suddenly dying? Haven’t had that yet however I wouldn’t be surprised if they failed faster than Apple batteries.
@@Andytizer Oh no like the official Apple ones. Might be just localised to the device I used to have.
@@ImLeeLoi All batteries will have issues after a certain number of cycles, normally 500+. Once it reaches that level it will often switch off without warning, time for a replacement battery!
Yup mine just shut off at 60% lol although under 500 cycles and no reset or anything works... Apple want $200+ but i found this video and changed it...
if apple made 12 inch again with M1 would be light as
The MacBook 12 inch is a really nice portable size and was the first fanless MacBook, they could easily fit an M1 inside this case.
Oh my god.... how did you NOT blow your hands off?!? NO ONE should follow this video on battery removal. You did it so dangerously. Its much easier to just replace the bottom case and move the motherboard and speakers over. No one should remove a battery the way you did. If you're going to do battery removal and replace, use isopropyl alcohol 95% or higher, and a heatpad to loosen the adhesive underneath, then using a flat plastic tool (i actually use plastic play cards), you can slice between the adhesive and metal frame. NEVER bend batteries like this
After following the video I was unable to reconnect the ribbon cable. I noticed that at 7 min 47 sec you completely skip over how to reconnect the ribbon cable. Now my laptop is completely f..d thanks
Do you have a type of adhesive remover that you recommend?
Any isopropyl alcohol will work.
@@Andytizer Thank you!
@@Andytizer look for some OCA Remover, it works a treat. much better than IPA in my experience.
Some of the screws won’t unscrew :( please help
Okay, you make it look easy enough - I think I'll give it a shot! Wish I could buy a real Apple battery for a little more confidence on longevity. Would you say this is a 30 minute job?
Yes unfortunately Apple won’t sell the batteries with the adhesives, so there’s literally no way to get an official battery replacement without paying a huge cost $200+ for a replacement. I’d call this a 1 hour job if it’s your first time!
Apple makes it really hard to remove the battery and people can easily break the surface while doing so and cause some serious trouble(especially for swollen battery).
Thank you bro!
everyone does this upside down. do it the other way, disconnect trackpad from motherboard AFTER PRESSING THE YELLOW BUTTON FOR 10 SECS ! then carry on removing the battery
Excellent ! Thank you very very much.
The replacement procedure is much harder than i think... I better just use macbook with charger 😔
Yes it’s very hard.
Omg I did it! I have my laptop back 😃 Thank you for this video
Glad I could help!
@@Andytizer so the 1st cable you were talking about removing. I accidentally ripped mine what should I do 😭
@@atafali953 I'd encourage a bit more research, but it looks like you can pick up that cable for under £10 www.amazon.co.uk/JANRI-Replacement-821-1935-821-1935-12-821-00507/dp/B07BHD1V8S/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=macbook+12+trackpad+cable&qid=1619869238&s=computers&sr=1-4
This is the worst MacBook I’ve ever worked on. What seems like a straight forward repair can turn into a nightmare because of the tight spacing. Would recommend staying away from this type of MacBook if you’re looking for more straight forward repairs
I took my macbook 12 to apple to replace the battery and they gave me back a dead computer.
Great video, Just ordered my battery to try this next weekend! My Macbooks needed a new battery for about 2 years but the Apple Store has been closed since last year. I managed to get a 'Genuine Apple' battery from a creditable ebay store having been put off by the very mixed apple reviews on the one you linked, that said it looks like the amazon supplier is happy to refund those who want it. I'll let you know how I get on! Thanks for the video
1. How much did it cost you, for the 'genuine Apple battery'
2. What are the specs of you old and new battery, (mAh, and cycle count), each.
Let me know if it worked.
Thanks
@@harunyahyadotorg it arrived today and I'll probably swap them over at the weekend, I'll take some screen shots of the stats though good thinking!
@@harunyahyadotorg it was £80, local repair place (who are very good) wanted £160 for the battery and labour (though who knows what kind of battery quality)
@@harunyahyadotorg The results are in
Firstly, it was a genuine apple battery, completely the same and same 'Device Name' etc
Old Battery:
Cycle Count : 771
mAh Capacity: 3626
TH-cam playing in Safari from Full: 3 hrs 20 mins
New Battery
Cycle Count: 1 (obvs)
mAh Capacity: 5045
TH-cam Playing in Safari from Full: around 4 Hours 30 mins (at 3hr 20 I had 28% charge left)
I mainly bought the new battery because my old one would just power down when it was cold despite having charge.
This was never cheap lol
For the love of Jesus, dont bend lithium batteries like that!
bUY a new computer...seriously...get a new computer....
This is my extra laptop that I take on vacations. It's perfect for that purpose, so understand people have diverse sets of needs. You're right - as my main laptop, no. But even as a primary for some people, I could see it working just fine.
There's a very good reason why people want to keep these extremely compact machines going- you CAN'T buy a new one this small!
Painful to watch. 80 percent chance of ruining something
Dont ever it like this. Jesus Christ