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By activating a dormant software lock on their newest iPhones, Apple is effectively announcing a drastic new policy: only Apple batteries can go in iPhones, and only they can install them.
If you replace the battery in the newest iPhones, a message indicating you need to service your battery appears in Settings > Battery, next to Battery Health. The "Service" message is normally an indication that the battery is degraded and needs to be replaced. The message still shows up when you put in a brand new battery, however. Here's the bigger problem: our lab tests confirmed that even when you swap in a genuine Apple battery, the phone will still display the "Service" message.
It's not a bug; it's a feature Apple wants. Unless an Apple Genius or an Apple Authorized Service Provider authenticates a battery to the phone, that phone will never show its battery health and always report a vague, ominous problem.
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Thursday August 08 2019, @10:53PM (1 child)
I always expect to see a worm poking its head out of the bitten off area.
Also reminds me of a quote from The Doctor: "You know what they say, an apple a day... uhh... never mind."
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Friday August 09 2019, @02:53AM
What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? . . . . . Finding half a worm in your apple.