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Apple Explains Why It Won’t Make iPhones With Replaceable Batteries (www.inverse.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/apple_enthusiast

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[–] oct_opus 60 points 1 year ago (7 children)

It seems they are not going to make batterie replaceable without a fight. The waterproof excuse is crap, they already don’t give us repairs if the iphone is « water dommage » and they can just make a new water resistant design around the new requirements

[–] Rubanski 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same lame excuse they used for removing the headphone jack... Never forget what they took from us and the shitty trend they started in the industry

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the charging port is the next one to go. Just use wireless charging, roast the battery and buy a new phone when the battery finally dies after a few years. However, if the battery really is replaceable, it’s going to change the economics of this plan.

[–] T156 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think so. They would still need a way to connect to the phone for diagnosis reasons and all that, or to connect to it via iTunes.

That's still wired, so they can't get rid of it entirely.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just so you know, the Apple Watch no longer has a diagnostic port. It’s all 100% wireless now. Source

Apple has been tinkering with this idea for a while now, and it’s already in use. Next, they just need to do the same thing with the iPhone, and they’re ready to ditch all cables.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

NFC or something to that effect can be forced"on" with their special charging connection... Or something like that

Would be horrible for data rates but it could be done

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