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It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
(www.androidauthority.com)
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this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again (someone else definitely said this before me) I’m totally fine with a user replaceable battery but I don’t really need a “hot swappable” battery. Don’t you guys remember the old memes where an android phone is dropped and the Lego brick breaking sound effect is used from the Lego video games. I’m ok with a semi sealed device for water resistance and what not. It would just be nice to be able to replace the battery when the time comes
You can do that now with a heat gun and some very basic tools.
A heat gun is a specialized tool. That's the problem.
It's really not a specialized tool.l at all, there are a million things you can use a heat gun for. And they're like $20 at Harbor Freight.
A hair dryer?
Not nearly hot enough for these kinds of applications. And you seriously don't want to dry your hair with a heat gun.
It's like comparing a NERF gun to a howitzer, sure both shoot projectiles...
It's what I literally have used for multiple repairs now, so don't tell me it's not hot enough. iPhone 11, Pixel 5a, and a Samsung Galaxy S21.