Changing the battery

You will have to do your own research about the best place to have your battery replaced. As for the iOS, you can only update to the most current version of the iOS, so that would be 8.3

Sorry,

GB

I would go to the apple store

because if you open the device yourself or have a unofficial source place repair it all warranty is void and apple will not even repair it if you pay them later on

Go to Apple and pay the battery replacement fee. They do not actually replace the battery in your device. They simply swap your device for a factory refurbished unit which is like a new phone (factory installed new display and new battery). Yours gets sent back to the factory in China for refurbishment or recycling.

The replacement will also have a 90 day warranty. Just backup yours so you can restore the new one from that backup. The battery service in the UK is £ 59.00 plus taxes.

Are you sure about that? When I got the battery in my iPhone 5 replaced last year under the battery replacement program, they did physically replace the battery.

When they did my 3GS and 4 (I kept them both a long time and the batteries died) they swapped them and told me they don't open them up to change out the actual battery. Different models may be different I suppose though, just as the screen repair options have changed over time with new models.

i also do t see how getting a new battery will fix a missed voice mail either though. As long as the phone is on, connected to the carrier's network and can make and receive calls, then the battery is not the issue.

P.S. I do see on the iPhone battery service support page does now say they may replace the device (it used to say your device would be exchanged). I guess perhaps the same design changes that now enable in-store display removal on the 5, 5c, 5s and 6 make it possible to actually replace just the bettery? I'd be very surprised if they'd open up a 4s in the store though.

hrh_23 wrote:

How easy is it to get a battery changed in an iPhone and where is the best/cheapest place in the uk. I've just missed an important voicemail message and wondering if getting a better battery might help with this issue.

I'm not clear why you think changing the battery would solve the problem of not getting a voicemail message. Calls will go to voicemail even if the phone is turned off. Most carriers also have a method of accessing voicemail with out the phone.

I concur with the previous posters. Take the phone to Apple. Describe what the problem is, not what you think the solution is. You can ask them to test the battery but be sure to describe the problems.

Best of luck.