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https://www.ifixit.com/News/apple-is-locking-batteries-to-iphones-now
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) by fustakrakich on Thursday August 08 2019, @05:11PM
Why do people put up with this shit?
Why do corrupt politicians win reelection 5 or 6 times? People play the same game for everything, and if you don't play along, you are evil.
But iPhones? They're for people who don't want to be seen with anything their maid can afford. In some countries that's no joke.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..