Replace your iPhone’s battery on your own
Much has been made of the fact that your average user can’t replace the iPhone’s battery; Apple’ll charge you $86 (including shipping) to get a new battery put into your handset. Plus, you’ll have to get a loaner unit. One hopes the batteries last long enough that you won’t be doing this very often, but the phones are still pretty new, so we haven’t really found out yet.
However, if you’re willing to take life-and-limb (at least, of your phone) into your own hands, the guys over at Gear Live have posted a video showing how you can replace your very own iPhone battery. This surgery procedure is, of course, performed at your own risk. Any time you open up a piece of sealed electronics like the iPhone, there’s a chance of something going wrong, so you could end up paying a lot more than it would have cost you to just get the battery from Apple in the first place.
They’ve even provided the video in a format the iPhone can play, so you can watch the video while replacing your—hey, wait a minute!
[via Gizmodo]
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