Apple Shares Full iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro Repair Manuals

Does the iPhone still display warnings about &quot;genuineness&quot; of replacement parts, even if they&#x27;re the original&#x2F;official Apple parts?<p>That kind of ruins the whole idea of &quot;officially letting people repair their stuff&quot; as if I replace my own battery, I can no longer trust other parts won&#x27;t be switched by someone else at a later point, as I&#x27;ll see the same warning regardless...

&gt; Compared to prior iPhone models, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are easier to repair. Apple is using an electric battery removal process, and the steps for accessing a battery to replace it are outlined in a separate support document &lt;<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.apple.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;120642" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.apple.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;120642</a>&gt;. Per Apple&#x27;s instructions, a 9-volt battery and 9-volt battery clips can be applied to the iPhone 16 battery to remove the adhesive that holds it in place.<p>&quot;Easier&quot; is relative I guess:<p><i>Here’s every tool you’ll need to replace the iPhone 16’s battery</i> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;9to5mac.com&#x2F;2024&#x2F;09&#x2F;20&#x2F;heres-every-tool-youll-need-to-replace-the-iphone-16s-battery&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;9to5mac.com&#x2F;2024&#x2F;09&#x2F;20&#x2F;heres-every-tool-youll-need-t...</a><p>* 9-volt battery<p>* 9-volt battery clips (923-10726)<p>* Battery press (923-02657)<p>* Ethanol wipes or isopropyl alcohol (IPA) wipes<p>* Nylon probe (black stick) (922-5065) or suction cup<p>* Safety glasses with side shields<p>* Sand<p>* Sand container<p>By contrast, the Treo 650 battery replacement took a few seconds and zero tools.

Out of curiosity, I checked whether Google Pixel has something similar, and found the list:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xdaforums.com&#x2F;t&#x2F;official-google-repair-guides-for-various-pixel-models.4547805&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xdaforums.com&#x2F;t&#x2F;official-google-repair-guides-for-va...</a>

Good for apple. I hope consumers pressure them to be open about more things

This is great, and most of the comments here seem to either miss the days of the StarTAC _or_ would gladly enjoy a physically bigger device.<p>So, I can now change the battery on my iPhone 12 Pro _and_ reset its status in the Settings-&gt;Battery field, which is great. I already have all of the tools apart from the Apple specific ones, which to be fair are very useful for someone that does this everyday, I don&#x27;t - so I can replace them with manual alternatives.<p>Apple did the good thing and y&#x27;all still act like children.

All it took to easily replace the battery on my IPAQ PocketPC was another battery.

<i>The cost of the tools required for device repair and the cost of genuine components make self repair almost as expensive as getting a repair from an Apple retail location or an Apple Authorized Service Provider</i><p>Malicious compliance accomplished.<p><i>Apple&#x27;s instructions for all of the battery repairs include expensive equipment like an iPhone battery press to put a replacement battery back in place.</i><p>It&#x27;s like they just copy-pasted their production line processes, but clearly that&#x27;s not necessary.<p>Apple is known for their... interesting attitude towards repair, even in the previous manuals that have leaked. It somewhat reminds me of German automotive engineering --- lots of special tools and fixtures when a simpler and more conventional process would work just as well.