What do you think of Apple no longer showing the health of third-party batteries? What will be the impact?
Apple is taking new steps within iOS, activating a "sleep software lock" in iOS that blocks features like battery health in settings when the iPhone is using a battery not installed by Apple itself. That is, if the user or a non-Apple-authorized third party is tasked with replacing the battery, the Settings app will display a "Service" message: Unable to verify that this iPhone has an original Apple battery. There is no health information for this battery.
According to iFixit, this new software lock exists in both iOS 12 and iOS 13, and the iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max may all be under control.
Does this mean that if you replace Apple batteries in the future, you can't use third-party batteries? What will be the impact?
1. The battery software limitation is not for all iPhone users, as this software limitation only occurs on iPhone Xs, XR, Xs Max and above. Replacing a new Apple battery on other iPhone models will still show battery life.
2. As long as the user replaces the battery after Apple's official after-sales service, the matching code will be rewritten, and it will not be restricted by this software, and can check the battery health.
3. In the future, even if it is an original Apple battery or a disassembled battery removed from another iPhone, these are all original batteries, but they will not be able to check the battery health if they are replaced by Apple's official after-sales service.
4. Apple does not prohibit the use of other brands of batteries, and they can still be used when they are replaced, but you cannot check the battery health numbers.
If you change a third-party battery, the phone will last longer than before, and you don't have to worry about battery health. Mobile phone batteries are originally consumables. No matter if you replace the original or a third-party battery, as long as it can be used, the quality is good, and the cost is less, this is what we need.
In short, Apple did not block third-party channels to replace the battery, but only made a distinction and cannot check the battery health. If you want to watch it, you can download a third-party assistant on the computer and connect it to your mobile phone to view it.
