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    • IRJI
      IRJ @marcinozga
      last edited by

      @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

      @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

      @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

      The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

      Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

      Do you have source for that claim? I know they did that with fingerprint readers, but that was a valid move. They do make their hardware harder and harder to fix, but I don't recall any claims that they were actually blocking 3rd party parts, with some exceptions where it would compromise security, like with above fingerprint reader.

      https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/19/17478294/apple-australia-court-fee-error-53-fix

      Apparently they fixed that

      There was also the lockdown of the Macbooks as you mentioned. It isnt out of the realm of what Apple will do. They could even claim 3rd party batteries are dangerous (they can be).

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      • RojoLocoR
        RojoLoco @IRJ
        last edited by

        @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

        @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

        @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

        @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

        The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

        Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

        Do you have source for that claim? I know they did that with fingerprint readers, but that was a valid move. They do make their hardware harder and harder to fix, but I don't recall any claims that they were actually blocking 3rd party parts, with some exceptions where it would compromise security, like with above fingerprint reader.

        They could even claim 3rd party batteries are dangerous (they can be).

        They are dangerous... to Apple's profit margin. They didn't spend a gazillion ad dollars creating their whole "pay more for it because it's what all the cool kids use" thing so you could save a few bucks on a battery replacement. I'm actually shocked that they haven't announced that installing 3rd party batteries voids your warranty.

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        • kamidonK
          kamidon @RojoLoco
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          @RojoLoco said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

          @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

          @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

          @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

          @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

          The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

          Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

          Do you have source for that claim? I know they did that with fingerprint readers, but that was a valid move. They do make their hardware harder and harder to fix, but I don't recall any claims that they were actually blocking 3rd party parts, with some exceptions where it would compromise security, like with above fingerprint reader.

          They could even claim 3rd party batteries are dangerous (they can be).

          They are dangerous... to Apple's profit margin. They didn't spend a gazillion ad dollars creating their whole "pay more for it because it's what all the cool kids use" thing so you could save a few bucks on a battery replacement. I'm actually shocked that they haven't announced that installing 3rd party batteries voids your warranty.

          Yeah I never cared for Apple's dictatorship-esque treament of their products.
          Even down to OSX (or whatever it is now, is it XI yet?) or iOS, you're so restricted, it's like wearing handcuffs.
          Apple makes me thankful for Microsoft's latest CEO being so open to utilizing various other third party vendors and creators.

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            marcinozga @RojoLoco
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            @RojoLoco said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

            @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

            @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

            @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

            @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

            The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

            Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

            Do you have source for that claim? I know they did that with fingerprint readers, but that was a valid move. They do make their hardware harder and harder to fix, but I don't recall any claims that they were actually blocking 3rd party parts, with some exceptions where it would compromise security, like with above fingerprint reader.

            They could even claim 3rd party batteries are dangerous (they can be).

            They are dangerous... to Apple's profit margin. They didn't spend a gazillion ad dollars creating their whole "pay more for it because it's what all the cool kids use" thing so you could save a few bucks on a battery replacement. I'm actually shocked that they haven't announced that installing 3rd party batteries voids your warranty.

            These batteries can be dangerous. They are cheap garbage in most cases, built in some Chinese sweatshop without any quality control in place. Remember a girl that got 3rd degree burns from exploding battery in her Samsung phone? Yup, 3rd party battery. Or how about BestBuy recalling 5000 Macbook Pro replacement batteries? Cheap junk again.

            And installing 3rd party battery does void the warranty, that shouldn't require any explanation. You need to open the case, and that alone voids warranty. But this isn't something anyone would be concerned with anyway, if you have warranty, why would you pay for 3rd party repairs when Apple will do it for free?

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            • ObsolesceO
              Obsolesce @kamidon
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              @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

              @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

              The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

              Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

              So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                @Dashrender said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                Sure, and I'm fine with it regarding something that is security based - like the fingerprint senso

                I'm not okay with that, either. I'm not okay with it ever.

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                • kamidonK
                  kamidon @Obsolesce
                  last edited by

                  @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                  @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                  @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                  The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                  Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                  So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                  Regarding that specific article, sure.

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch @Obsolesce
                    last edited by

                    @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                    @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                    @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                    The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                    Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                    So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                    Pretty much yes.

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                    • kamidonK
                      kamidon @JaredBusch
                      last edited by

                      @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                      @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                      @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                      @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                      The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                      Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                      So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                      Pretty much yes.

                      Niiiiiiice burn 😉

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch @kamidon
                        last edited by

                        @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                        Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                        So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                        Pretty much yes.

                        Niiiiiiice burn 😉

                        Just fucking stop. Almost zero things that have come out of your account today have been in anyway intelligent or helpful.

                        If you want to spew random shit on the forum, we have a thread for that.

                        But keep it out of actual threads where people want to actually have a conversation.

                        Grow the fuck up.

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                        • kamidonK
                          kamidon @JaredBusch
                          last edited by

                          @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                          @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                          @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                          @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                          @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                          @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                          The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                          Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                          So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                          Pretty much yes.

                          Niiiiiiice burn 😉

                          Just fucking stop. Almost zero things that have come out of your account today have been in anyway intelligent or helpful.

                          If you want to spew random shit on the forum, we have a thread for that.

                          But keep it out of actual threads where people want to actually have a conversation.

                          Grow the fuck up.

                          Ohhhhh ok, you got it my friend. 🙂

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                          • Alex JonesA
                            Alex Jones @JaredBusch
                            last edited by

                            @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                            Just fucking stop. Almost zero things that have come out of your account today have been in anyway intelligent or helpful.
                            If you want to spew random shit on the forum, we have a thread for that.
                            But keep it out of actual threads where people want to actually have a conversation.
                            Grow the fuck up.

                            Someone has an anger problem...
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                            • ObsolesceO
                              Obsolesce @Alex Jones
                              last edited by

                              @Alex-Jones said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                              Someone has an anger fox problem...

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