Apple is developing a secret plan that could revolutionize future iPhone models for all of its 1.46 billion users.
The tech giant is said to be working to make it easier to replace batteries that currently require tweezers and a specialized machine by encasing the power source in metal rather than foil – also known as ‘induced bonding’.
The exchange will allow people to remove the battery with a small shock of electricity with a direct current supply, which is used to test and charge electronics and is widely available for purchase.
The battery update could be added as early as this year to at least one iPhone 16 model that will hit the market in September, and will be expanded to all versions of the iPhone 17 next year.
Apple is reportedly working on making it easier to replace batteries that currently require tweezers and a specialized machine to remove
The change to replace iPhone batteries may be introduced in the iPhone 16 that will be released in September
Before the iPhone, replacing a battery was as simple as prying off the phone’s back cover with your finger and removing the battery before inserting a new one, but today’s Apple phones require specialized tools just to open the back of the phone. the device.
“I’d like to see Apple innovate towards improved repairability,” Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit, a gadget repair website, told 9to5Mac.
“Glue is the bane of modern appliance repair, and any strategy to help reverse the glue is welcome.”
The new technology will allow people at home to easily remove the battery, The Information reported.
Smartphone batteries are currently held in place with adhesive strips to make them more waterproof and stop water from spreading through the device.
It is unclear whether the new electrical induction adhesive release method will provide the same protection.
With standard iPhones, users must purchase a $50 Apple repair tool kit and use the provided tweezers and a solvent to slowly and carefully remove the adhesive tape.
They will then need to use a specialized machine called a battery press to lock the new battery into place.
The alternative is to take the iPhone to an Apple technician, who will cost approximately $99 to remove and replace the battery.
The new technology will encase the battery in metal that can be removed by applying a small electric shock with a direct current supply, which is used to test and charge electronics and is widely available for purchase.
IPhone users currently have to purchase an Apple repair kit to replace the battery for $50 or take the iPhone to an Apple technician, which will cost approximately $99
iPhone users have complained about how difficult the process is, with one person writing on Reddit: “I think we all know Apple’s position on everything they do. Build in excess and remove customers.
“Either pay an ‘Apple Approved’ engineer to replace the battery at a ridiculously marked-up price, or say ‘Sod that’ and buy a new iPhone.”
These complaints have continued for years as another person wrote on X in 2019: “After 3 years of heavy use, I had to replace my iPhone SE battery. Stupid how it is attached!
“It should be much easier, like it was with the iPhone 4. I wonder how many people buy a new phone when the battery is weak, even though it’s just a [$21] spare parts. What a waste of resources!’
Apple’s change comes as EU legislation could require the company to make it easier for users to replace batteries by 2025.
DailyMail.com has contacted Apple for comment on the update.