iPhone Battery Replacement Times Are Up to Two Months

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9to5 Mac is reporting that wait time for battery replacement for the iPhone 6 and 6 plus are averaging 3-4.5 weeks, with the longest wait for any Apple store being 9-10 weeks. This comes weeks after Barclays had reported that there should be steady improvements for battery availability. Barclays forecast also mentions that the lower priced 2018 6.1-inch model could convince more customers to upgrade.

Call me a conspiracy theorist, but it seems awfully convenient to me that there is an unexpected delay in replacement batteries, right before they launch a new model that an analysis group thinks people will buy instead of waiting for a battery.

While the firm notes a bit of surprise on the increased wait times, Barclays says that overall, the customer response to the replacement program is on track with its previous estimates. In January, Moskowitz forecasted that about 50M iPhone users would take advantage of the program out of a total 500M eligible devices.
 
Laughing from my phone with a user REPLACEABLE battery. Hah!

edit: swype put in respectable, not replaceable, yikes
 
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Glad I skipped that model. My 5S still works just fine, not slow. Just the other day I was on the phone continuously for almost 4 1/2 hours and the battery still had better than 50% left. I'll wait til the next one knocks $100 off the 8 and buy an 8.
 
Funny that. Could be an honest we didn't properly anticipate the demand thing, but this is Apple and it's hard to give them the benefit of the doubt.
 
I just had Apple replace the batteries in a 6 and 6s Plus. It took two weeks for the batteries to come in. It then took about 2 hours for them to swap them out. The store I went to seemed organized.
The 6s Plus broke when they replaced the batteries - touch did not work. They gave me a refurbished iPhone 6s Plus to replace it (not a bad deal since the speaker had a problem on the old one anyway.) Apple did not try to push or sell me any products when I was in - I thought they were very professional to be honest.
 
Took my 6 Plus into the local store that is licensed to service Apple stuff. I had never had service done before. I setup the appointment online and confirmed over the phone with the local store what I needed to do. I took the phone in and the nice lady informed me that the batteries for the 6 plus were no longer made and Apple is still working to get supplies up. I then asked why I was not informed this from the Apple site OR when I called that store specifically. She was cordial and informed me that she did not know why but that she expects batteries to be available in late April. SHe ran a battery diagnostic and the software said the battery was fine... I get MAYBE 6 hours of sporadic use and she said I definitely should replace the battery when they do become available. All around sounds like crap to me but at least they were nice folks about it. I wasted an hour of my life though and that is the real problem I have.
 
Willsonman said:
Took my 6 Plus into the local store that is licensed to service Apple stuff. I had never had service done before. I setup the appointment online and confirmed over the phone with the local store what I needed to do. I took the phone in and the nice lady informed me that the batteries for the 6 plus were no longer made and Apple is still working to get supplies up. I then asked why I was not informed this from the Apple site OR when I called that store specifically. She was cordial and informed me that she did not know why but that she expects batteries to be available in late April. SHe ran a battery diagnostic and the software said the battery was fine... I get MAYBE 6 hours of sporadic use and she said I definitely should replace the battery when they do become available. All around sounds like crap to me but at least they were nice folks about it. I wasted an hour of my life though and that is the real problem I have.
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Someone remind me again why we don't have user replaceable batteries.
 
Jim Kim said:
Someone remind me again why we don't have user replaceable batteries.
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Because it is IMPOSSIBLE to have water resistance and replaceable batteries. The sorcery required to pull such a feat has yet to be mastered. No amount of unicorn farts and pixie dust used, it just hasn't been possible. The cheap ass Kyocera Hydro life is an extremely rare device of alien origins, and cannot be considered proof that phones with replaceable battery and water resistance are possible.
 
The first indicators of the cobalt shortage... One solution is to abandon electric cars until a new battery technology is developed that utilizes raw materials found in abundance.
 
Uvaman2 said:
Because it is IMPOSSIBLE to have water resistance and replaceable batteries. The sorcery required to pull such a feat has yet to be mastered. No amount of unicorn farts and pixie dust used, it just hasn't been possible. The cheap ass Kyocera Hydro life is an extremely rare device of alien origins, and cannot be considered proof that phones with replaceable battery and water resistance are possible.
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My Samsung Galaxy S5 (circa 2014 and about as rare as salt and pepper shakers) would like to have a word w/you.
 
Uvaman2 said:
Because it is IMPOSSIBLE to have water resistance and replaceable batteries.
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This statement is utter nonsense. The sealed batteries were implemented well before any concerns about water resistance. The sealed batteries are done intentionally for planned obsolescence.
 
Uvaman2 said:
Because it is IMPOSSIBLE to have water resistance
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I see that comment often enough and i wonder.. just what are people doing with their phones? running around in the rain or something?

I get the need for some true athlete types, but the MASS general public.. no.


if you drop it in the toilet.. just let it go..

LOL
 
Jim Kim said:
My Samsung Galaxy S5 (circa 2014 and about as rare as salt and pepper shakers) would like to have a word w/you.
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This. I was about to say the same thing about my old s5. Water resistant is all you need. There are too many trades of for a full water proof phone. The only reason they are not replaceable is cause to make them as thin as possible and planned obsolescence. They want you to replace your phone every year. Two years tops.
 
Got my 6s+ battery replaced in about 2 hours last Friday.

rgMekanic said:
9to5 Mac is reporting that wait time for battery replacement for the iPhone 6 and 6 plus are averaging 3-4.5 weeks, with the longest wait for any Apple store being 9-10 weeks. This comes weeks after Barclays had reported that there should be steady improvements for battery availability. Barclays forecast also mentions that the lower priced 2018 6.1-inch model could convince more customers to upgrade.

Call me a conspiracy theorist, but it seems awfully convenient to me that there is an unexpected delay in replacement batteries, right before they launch a new model that an analysis group thinks people will buy instead of waiting for a battery.

While the firm notes a bit of surprise on the increased wait times, Barclays says that overall, the customer response to the replacement program is on track with its previous estimates. In January, Moskowitz forecasted that about 50M iPhone users would take advantage of the program out of a total 500M eligible devices.
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Jim Kim said:
My Samsung Galaxy S5 (circa 2014 and about as rare as salt and pepper shakers) would like to have a word w/you.
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braamer said:
This statement is utter nonsense. The sealed batteries were implemented well before any concerns about water resistance. The sealed batteries are done intentionally for planned obsolescence.
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katanaD said:
I see that comment often enough and i wonder.. just what are people doing with their phones? running around in the rain or something?

I get the need for some true athlete types, but the MASS general public.. no.


if you drop it in the toilet.. just let it go..

LOL
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I thought the sarcasm would be obvious in the original post so i will take another try:
Good God people, what is wrong with you.?!.. Don't you know that scuba divers and Olympic swimmers are the driving customer force behind cellphone design?! No company hoping so survive this market can offer replaceable batteries and mere splash water resistance! That would negate the market of billions of scuba divers and olympic swimmers. Jesus.
 
Uvaman2 said:
I thought the sarcasm would be obvious in the original post so i will take another try:
Good God people, what is wrong with you.?!.. Don't you know that scuba divers and Olympic swimmers are the driving customer force behind cellphone design?! No company hoping so survive this market can offer replaceable batteries and mere splash water resistance! That would negate the market of billions of scuba divers and olympic swimmers. Jesus.
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Look up poes law. ;)​
 
steakman1971 said:
I just had Apple replace the batteries in a 6 and 6s Plus. It took two weeks for the batteries to come in. It then took about 2 hours for them to swap them out. The store I went to seemed organized.
The 6s Plus broke when they replaced the batteries - touch did not work. They gave me a refurbished iPhone 6s Plus to replace it (not a bad deal since the speaker had a problem on the old one anyway.) Apple did not try to push or sell me any products when I was in - I thought they were very professional to be honest.
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I replaced my battery recently. It took about 2 days to come in took me 5 seconds to replace it. It also only cost me $10. I also had the option of same day replacement if I wanted to pay $30 for it. Given my time is valuable, I saved a ton not sitting around in a stupid store.
 
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