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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: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 09 2019, @03:01AM (1 child)
> ...luxury car. Rich people trade it in before it develops problems
This is a bet that can be hedged:
A friend took his wife's Smart car in for service and the dealer got him to test drive a used S-Class Mercedes. He bought it, and knew enough to also buy an extended warranty that could be used at dealers, for an additional 50K miles. Warranty paid for itself several times over with one major repair to the semi-active suspension system. He was the third owner, starting at something like 75K miles--it was his retirement present to himself and the two of them really made good use of that car visiting extended family all around the USA, for several years. Of course he sold it when the extended warranty ran out.
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Friday August 09 2019, @04:43AM
Yes, excellent point. I've never bought an extended warranty, well, because I usually fix it myself, and my cars are usually older and not worth it. But yes, especially if you buy a German car, buy an extended warranty. I've been skeptical of them, so I'm glad to hear it worked out for him.