With all due respect, I can buy a kit on iFixit for $55 for an iPhone 16 pro max, including the battery. I’ve replaced my iPhone battery before, aside from the glue being a bit sticky so needing a heat gun it isn’t that difficult.

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metabagel 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Heat gun? This isn't the type of consumer-friendly battery replacement which the EU is looking for.

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bombcar 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

reminds me of finding an old scout manual that said "go to your neighborhood blacksmith" - different things are "easy" for different people.

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nearbuy 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You don't need a heat gun. A regular hair dryer is fine.

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snet0 2 hours ago | parent [-]

A fine way to start a house fire, sure.

	▲	djhn 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Starting a fire with a hair dryer, without disassemblibg it, seems almost like a challenge. What are you going to ignite with 80-90°C warm, rapidly cooling air?

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bombcar 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Which is fine - but the law is the law and will look at what Apple (et al) provide and document.

(Thought Apple's $99 to do the repair themselves isn't terribly bad all things considered; and likely part of their attempt to forestall complaints and litigations).

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FridayoLeary 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

And you can do it for much less if you want. I've replaced phone batteries with 6 dollars worth of tools and a hairdryer. You can buy glue or sticky gaskets for next to nothing as well if you care about waterproofing.

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leptons 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Most people are going to give up in 1 minute trying to open a smartphone. I can't imagine most people I know succeeding to replace the battery by themselves.

	▲	bombcar 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Most people I know would come to me to replace the battery in an old Thinkpad, and those were made to be easily removable!