Apple has introduced various new ways to make the iPhone 16 a much more repairable phone.
The iPhone 15 didn’t score too well in repairability tests, and with the EU breathing down Apple’s neck the company had to come up with a solution. Say hello to the adhesive keeping your iPhone 16’s battery in place. A special sort that can very easily be loosened by applying a low voltage current to it.
Battery removal has become a needlessly excruciating exercise in patience these last few years. Gone are the days of simply popping them out, now it’s glue, pull tabs and other nonsense. The iPhone 16 doesn’t make it as easy to remove its battery as it once used to be, but the new adhesive Apple is using definitely helps matters.
