iPhone Battery Replacement
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Yes, and $89 from apple for any of the 12 models:
https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-replacement
At that price I don't think I'd go off brand.
https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-replacement
At that price I don't think I'd go off brand.
I've done a replacement several times through Apple. It takes about an hour and a half - super easy and IMO a fair price.
If you have an apple watch, unpair it before getting the battery changed on the phone. My son dropped his iPhone 13, shattering the glass on the back of the phone. Getting that fixed meant replacing the battery and practically the entire phone (hooray for AppleCare!) and the watch is still paired with his "old" phone. The solution is apparently to reset the watch to factory settings and reinstall but that process is a pain in the neck so we haven't done it yet.
I do this process more than the average person (I do some work on iPhone and Watch apps so I pair/unpair devices frequently). What do you find cumbersome about the process? (Not doubting you, just collecting feedback to improve the process). https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204568
It takes me a few taps and a few minutes. But again, I do this pretty frequently so I understand that part of it might be muscle memory on my part.
I don't get it either. I did this when I got my new iPhone and took like 2 min to get the watch set back up.
The pairing/unpairing is normally not a big deal except that he can't unpair the watch because it's not recognizing his phone with the new battery. The only option that we've seen is to wipe and reset the watch. That's probably not as big a deal as I've been anticipating. I'll go through the process with him and mea culpa if it turns out to not be too bad.
It's really not. I did the same thing with a new phone. I didn't have to really do much outside of reset, pair and upgrade.
And it was really not a big deal. Thanks @Scott Cooper's Grand Slam and @NortheasternPJ for the prompting!
You can also get an iphone 12 replacement battery for $25-30, watch a youtube video, and replace it yourself. Prpbably takes less of your own time than it would to go in to the Apple store and have them do it. It requires a few basic tools that you might already have, if not that's another $20-30 or so but they'll work for future replacements as well.
I was leery the first time I did a Pixel, but it turns out to be pretty straightforward if you just follow the video for your phone.