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      marcinozga
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      The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

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      • kamidonK
        kamidon @marcinozga
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        @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

        The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

        Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

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        • IRJI
          IRJ @marcinozga
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          @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

          The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

          Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

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          • kamidonK
            kamidon @IRJ
            last edited by

            @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

            Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

            Wouldn't surprise me. It's Apple we're talking about lol.

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              marcinozga @IRJ
              last edited by

              @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

              @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

              The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

              Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

              Do you have source for that claim? I know they did that with fingerprint readers, but that was a valid move. They do make their hardware harder and harder to fix, but I don't recall any claims that they were actually blocking 3rd party parts, with some exceptions where it would compromise security, like with above fingerprint reader.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @IRJ
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                @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

                Sure, and I'm fine with it regarding something that is security based - like the fingerprint sensor. Only genuine parts can you be mostly assured don't have any shinanigans going on in them.

                But a battery? fine - disable battery diag, whatever, but the phone should still work, and shouldn't harass me about it more than one time after I power on the device.

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                • IRJI
                  IRJ @marcinozga
                  last edited by

                  @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                  @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                  @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                  The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                  Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

                  Do you have source for that claim? I know they did that with fingerprint readers, but that was a valid move. They do make their hardware harder and harder to fix, but I don't recall any claims that they were actually blocking 3rd party parts, with some exceptions where it would compromise security, like with above fingerprint reader.

                  https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/19/17478294/apple-australia-court-fee-error-53-fix

                  Apparently they fixed that

                  There was also the lockdown of the Macbooks as you mentioned. It isnt out of the realm of what Apple will do. They could even claim 3rd party batteries are dangerous (they can be).

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                  • RojoLocoR
                    RojoLoco @IRJ
                    last edited by

                    @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                    @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                    @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                    @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                    The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                    Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

                    Do you have source for that claim? I know they did that with fingerprint readers, but that was a valid move. They do make their hardware harder and harder to fix, but I don't recall any claims that they were actually blocking 3rd party parts, with some exceptions where it would compromise security, like with above fingerprint reader.

                    They could even claim 3rd party batteries are dangerous (they can be).

                    They are dangerous... to Apple's profit margin. They didn't spend a gazillion ad dollars creating their whole "pay more for it because it's what all the cool kids use" thing so you could save a few bucks on a battery replacement. I'm actually shocked that they haven't announced that installing 3rd party batteries voids your warranty.

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                    • kamidonK
                      kamidon @RojoLoco
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                      @RojoLoco said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                      @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                      @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                      @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                      @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                      The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                      Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

                      Do you have source for that claim? I know they did that with fingerprint readers, but that was a valid move. They do make their hardware harder and harder to fix, but I don't recall any claims that they were actually blocking 3rd party parts, with some exceptions where it would compromise security, like with above fingerprint reader.

                      They could even claim 3rd party batteries are dangerous (they can be).

                      They are dangerous... to Apple's profit margin. They didn't spend a gazillion ad dollars creating their whole "pay more for it because it's what all the cool kids use" thing so you could save a few bucks on a battery replacement. I'm actually shocked that they haven't announced that installing 3rd party batteries voids your warranty.

                      Yeah I never cared for Apple's dictatorship-esque treament of their products.
                      Even down to OSX (or whatever it is now, is it XI yet?) or iOS, you're so restricted, it's like wearing handcuffs.
                      Apple makes me thankful for Microsoft's latest CEO being so open to utilizing various other third party vendors and creators.

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                        marcinozga @RojoLoco
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                        @RojoLoco said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        @IRJ said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                        The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                        Yes, but Apple has talked about actually locking out 3rd party parts before

                        Do you have source for that claim? I know they did that with fingerprint readers, but that was a valid move. They do make their hardware harder and harder to fix, but I don't recall any claims that they were actually blocking 3rd party parts, with some exceptions where it would compromise security, like with above fingerprint reader.

                        They could even claim 3rd party batteries are dangerous (they can be).

                        They are dangerous... to Apple's profit margin. They didn't spend a gazillion ad dollars creating their whole "pay more for it because it's what all the cool kids use" thing so you could save a few bucks on a battery replacement. I'm actually shocked that they haven't announced that installing 3rd party batteries voids your warranty.

                        These batteries can be dangerous. They are cheap garbage in most cases, built in some Chinese sweatshop without any quality control in place. Remember a girl that got 3rd degree burns from exploding battery in her Samsung phone? Yup, 3rd party battery. Or how about BestBuy recalling 5000 Macbook Pro replacement batteries? Cheap junk again.

                        And installing 3rd party battery does void the warranty, that shouldn't require any explanation. You need to open the case, and that alone voids warranty. But this isn't something anyone would be concerned with anyway, if you have warranty, why would you pay for 3rd party repairs when Apple will do it for free?

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                        • ObsolesceO
                          Obsolesce @kamidon
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                          @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                          @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                          The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                          Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                          So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                            last edited by

                            @Dashrender said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                            Sure, and I'm fine with it regarding something that is security based - like the fingerprint senso

                            I'm not okay with that, either. I'm not okay with it ever.

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                            • kamidonK
                              kamidon @Obsolesce
                              last edited by

                              @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                              @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                              @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                              The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                              Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                              So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                              Regarding that specific article, sure.

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                                JaredBusch @Obsolesce
                                last edited by

                                @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                                Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                                So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                                Pretty much yes.

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                                • kamidonK
                                  kamidon @JaredBusch
                                  last edited by

                                  @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                  @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                  @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                  @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                  The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                                  Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                                  So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                                  Pretty much yes.

                                  Niiiiiiice burn 😉

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @kamidon
                                    last edited by

                                    @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                    @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                    @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                    @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                    @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                    The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                                    Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                                    So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                                    Pretty much yes.

                                    Niiiiiiice burn 😉

                                    Just fucking stop. Almost zero things that have come out of your account today have been in anyway intelligent or helpful.

                                    If you want to spew random shit on the forum, we have a thread for that.

                                    But keep it out of actual threads where people want to actually have a conversation.

                                    Grow the fuck up.

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                                    • kamidonK
                                      kamidon @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                      @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                      @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                      @Obsolesce said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                      @kamidon said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                      @marcinozga said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                      The title is nothing but a click-bait. Apple is not locking down batteries, it's displaying a message that it's unable to diagnose battery health, which is not surprising, since replacement batteries are probably lacking diagnostic chip that's present in original batteries. Your replacement battery will continue to work just fine.

                                      Haha thanks, yeah I have 0 interest in reading an article about iPhones.

                                      So we can assume most of your replies are ignorant?

                                      Pretty much yes.

                                      Niiiiiiice burn 😉

                                      Just fucking stop. Almost zero things that have come out of your account today have been in anyway intelligent or helpful.

                                      If you want to spew random shit on the forum, we have a thread for that.

                                      But keep it out of actual threads where people want to actually have a conversation.

                                      Grow the fuck up.

                                      Ohhhhh ok, you got it my friend. 🙂

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                                      • Alex JonesA
                                        Alex Jones @JaredBusch
                                        last edited by

                                        @JaredBusch said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                        Just fucking stop. Almost zero things that have come out of your account today have been in anyway intelligent or helpful.
                                        If you want to spew random shit on the forum, we have a thread for that.
                                        But keep it out of actual threads where people want to actually have a conversation.
                                        Grow the fuck up.

                                        Someone has an anger problem...
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                                        • ObsolesceO
                                          Obsolesce @Alex Jones
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                                          @Alex-Jones said in Apple locking down iPhone batteries:

                                          Someone has an anger fox problem...

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