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Friday, August 09, 2019
Written – Asim Ansari:
By Playfuls Team Apple has banned the repair of its iPhone's batteries to third parties by activating a software lock that applies a strict new policy on replacement batteries in some modern models. According to a site report (iFixit).
According to iFixit, the software lock disables access to battery status data unless the replacement is installed by Apple or an authorized service provider.
IPhone XS, iPhone XR and iPhone XS Max display a message stating that the battery needs to be serviced if it is not replaced by the company, as stated in iOS 12 and iOS 13. Regardless of whether an Apple battery of origin is installed.
This feature seems to be deliberate, preventing alternative batteries, lacking Texas Instruments microcontroller with Apple's authentication key, from providing some data relating to the battery status to users.
The controller installs on the battery itself, usually provides information about the battery capacity and phone temperatures, and has an authentication function that prevents battery replacement. by the only authorized repairers of the company.
This information includes the number of cycles, indicating the level of battery degradation, as well as maximum capacity and maximum performance.
A message will appear to the user of the phone that has replaced the battery outside Apple and its approved centers, stating that they must take the phones with the Apple Authorized Repair Service.
The message says: "It is not possible to verify that this phone has an original Apple battery and health information is not available for this battery", as well as the phone. percentage indicator, which usually indicates the compliance of the battery currently installed on the phone.
According to the "Arab Portal for Technical Information", the report states that these messages do not affect the operation of the battery, but it is difficult to determine when to replace the replacement battery.
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