Make no mistake – the positive change is influenced by the new European laws that say phone makers need to make batteries easier to replace – I suppose Apple is just using the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus as the testing ground for the inevitable update.
Apple’s solution? Adding a special adhesive that comes off with the help of electric current. What?! Although it might sound complicated, all you need to know is that this trick can be performed with a 9V battery or even power from a USB-C cable. The higher the current – the faster the adhesive will detach from the back of your iPhone.
iFixit iPhone 16 teardown.
I remember the times when iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 would get a score of 4/10 from iFixit due to Apple’s controversial decision to make using different/unoriginal iPhone parts impossible by pairing your iPhone’s parts to your particular iPhone unit (using serial numbers).
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