Apple is reportedly working on a method that will make iPhone battery replacements easier compared to how it is right now.
Apple Wants to Make iPhone Battery Replacements Easier with a New “Electrically Induced Adhesive Bonding” Technology
The news comes from The Information and they are reporting that Apple is working on a new method that will make battery replacements easier. Right now, when it comes to replacing an iPhone battery, it’s definitely a chore that can’t be pulled off unless you’re a true expert.
Currently, the iPhone battery is secured into place using adhesive strips. Once you remove the battery, the adhesive is completely wasted. Putting the battery back means putting everything back together using special machinery and redoing the adhesive. Not exactly ideal, but this process has room for improvement..
However, all of that is about to change in future iPhones, if this report turns out to be true.
The new technology—known as electrically induced adhesive debonding—involves encasing the battery in metal, rather than foil as it is currently. That would allow people to dislodge the battery from the chassis by administering a small jolt of electricity to the battery, the people said.
Consumers still have to pry open the iPhone themselves, which is not an easy process because of the adhesives and screws that keep the iPhone’s screen sealed in place.
If that sounds like too much to digest, trust me, you don’t have to worry about a thing. The only thing you should care about is how battery replacements could get easier which means the chances of ending up with a damaged iPhone during repair are minimized, too.
It’s pretty interesting how this is the second battery related news we’re hearing today. Earlier, Apple published a white-paper outlining how they plan to allow third-party batteries to report battery health on iPhone and allow True Tone to be enabled if you get a non-Apple display.
Looks like Apple is onto something big here.
