We unswerving to replace the battery in an iPhone 6 and document exactly how it went.
Quick backstory: Apple propounded in early January that owners of the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s And and iPhone 7 could replace the batteries in their phones for just $29. Apple launched replacing the batteries after backlash from customers who noticed that Apple had started to throttle the aids of the phones, making them feel slower.
There are rumors that it’s entrancing up to months to get a replacement, however, so we decided to find out just how bad the situation is firsthand functioning both an iPhone 6 and 6s.
Here’s what went down.
First, we inflicted Apple’s support website and selected assistance for the iPhone, chose the battery opportunity and then selected “battery replacement.” We decided it would be best to try to get the battery swapped in an Apple Trust in, and selected the “bring in for repair” option.
Apple showed a list of puttings where we could get the battery swapped as soon as the next day — including pinpoints such as Best Buy and mom and pop shops. The majority of locations didn’t have assignments for a few days.
We decided to try the 14th Street Apple Store in New York and made an office for the next day.
There’s good news and bad news.
Apple said it couldn’t take over from the battery in our iPhone 6 for about two weeks. An employee said that back 90 percent of his appointments are for battery replacements, which suggests Apple can’t up up with the demand right now.
On the other hand, Apple said it could supplant the battery in our iPhone 6s in just two hours. It was also eligible for a free battery replacement since it was gained between October and November 2015. Phones sold at that without surcease were more sensitive to temperature changes, causing them to vary off.
As with most Apple repairs, your phone can’t have unconscionable damage. The iPhone 6s we brought in had seen better days — and had a third-party scan replacement. It was also missing the screws near the charging port.
The Apple Faculty Bar employee was skeptical about the phone’s third-party screen, and said there was a 50 percent hazard that if they took the phone apart it wouldn’t work again. If so, it want require a $129 screen repair, or we would have to replace the without a scratch device for $299.
We decided to take the risk — and it paid off. We picked it up later in the flush with a new battery.
Another colleague at CNBC said she took two iPhone 6 modules to a Best Buy, also with an appointment made through Apple’s website, and was perceived that there wasn’t stock available to replace her battery. A telephone to Best Buy a week later confirmed there still weren’t any batteries handy.
Your luck may vary depending on where you live and whether or not your close by Apple Store has batteries in stock or not. If you live far away, consider profession ahead of time.
While Apple has said it will soon notice an update that will let users see their battery health and the score with deactivate Apple’s automatic slowdowns on the processor, we still recommend securing your battery replaced.
It’ll cost $29 and you’ll have a fresh battery die and a phone running at full speed again. Just know that you dominion need to wait a bit before they’re in stock.