iPhone 6 battery removable, if so, how??

mendonipadrehab wrote:

Ibuprofen is not counterfeit Advil. It's the same stuff.

That was a poor analogy.

Ibuprofen is a generic version of Advil. It is NOT the same stuff. It is made by different manufacturers, using a different process, and is claimed by each manufacturer that it has the same chemical composition and effectiveness. The FDA accepts the manufacturer's claims without testing, unless there are reported problems. But tests have shown that the quality varies widely, especially for versions made in India, and the chemical composition is the same only insofar as the active ingredients; so-called non-active ingredients, such as binders, filler, etc will be different for each manufacturer's product. And this CAN make a difference; for example, my wife is allergic to the binder or filler in some of the generic brands.

Batteries for iPhones are built to Apple's specs (the Advil version). Other manufacturers copy those Apple batteries (the generic version), because there is a huge market for them, but there is no quality control beyond what the manufacturer claims, and parts of them that are not directly involved in storing electricity (the wrappings and case, for example) can be different and of unknown quality.

Come to think of it, that was a very good analogy.

Some six or eight months ago, I replaced my Advil battery with an ibuprofen version and it's been functioning flawlessly since then.

So a battery that goes through the same assembly line, skipping only the imprinting at the end is somehow "counterfeit?"

No. But any parts installed that are not provided by and installed by apple void the devices warranty, and will also prevent that device from being serviced out of warranty by apple as well.

If you have the device, it is no longer under warranty, and you do not wish to use the out of warranty service options provided by Apple, then you are free to do with the device what you will. You just need to make sure it is understood that you will be losing any support by Apple for performing the repairs on your own, or having an unauthorized shop do the repairs.

Enough arguing.

An unrelated issue cropped up about six months after I replaced my battery and Apple was not reluctant to support me. I didn't take them up on it because the $299 swapout price was not worth it to me. I can live with the problem.

I agree that Apple would have (properly) refused service if the battery that I installed had failed or had caused another problem but that was not the situation.

I am not arguing. You are providing hypotheticals. I am providing an actual occurrence.

I decided to spring for the $299 and I now have a replacement phone. Those that invent rules regarding Apple's support policies are doing a disservice to those that come here for help. In my case, Apple did confirm that an Apple part was the cause of the problem and that the work that I did did not cause that part to fail. All of that is entirely reasonable.

What's that? An end user took a phone that had been through independent repair and swapped it for out of warranty service at Apple? You're kidding, right? That's IMPOSSIBLE.

Well, at least that's what I've learned from this forum. Drilled in. Dozens of times. Commented under Every. Single. Post. I ever write on here.

Thanks for coming back to share John, this forum needs more people like you. 🙂
Jessa

No one here is 'inventing' rules regarding Apple's support policies. If you took the time to actually search these forums, you would see that.

You got lucky. Plain and simple. I'm also guessing you didn't bother to disclose what you did to them. Had you mailed it in, it would have been inspected more thoroughly, resulting in it being rejected for service.

KiltedTim wrote:

No one here is 'inventing' rules regarding Apple's support policies. If you took the time to actually search these forums, you would see that.

You got lucky. Plain and simple. I'm also guessing you didn't bother to disclose what you did to them. Had you mailed it in, it would have been inspected more thoroughly, resulting in it being rejected for service.

Your guess is wrong. They knew that I replaced the battery. They explained the rules to me and their explanation was nowhere close to your allegations.

http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html

Read the warranty.

ssschmidt wrote:

http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html

Read the warranty.

I did. What's your point?

So you are also John.Mill?

Absolutely.

I thought there was a rule here against posting under two different aliases? Sure is confusing. Funny how in all the arguments prior to this you never mentioned changing your own battery and taking it in. And what about that Apple Pay terminal...

deggie wrote:

And what about that Apple Pay terminal...

What about it?