# iFixit's iPhone 16 Teardown Reveals Game-Changing Battery Removal Process 🔋

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/ifixits-iphone-16-teardown-reveals-game-changing-battery-removal-process/292319>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** data-recovery, technology\
**Created:** [September 28, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ifixits-iphone-16-teardown-reveals-game-changing-battery-removal-process/292319 "2024-09-28T16:56:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ifixits-iphone-16-teardown-reveals-game-changing-battery-removal-process/292319/1 "2024-09-28T16:56:53Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. iFixit’s teardown of the iPhone 16 has unveiled a new battery removal process, using an adhesive that debonds when exposed to a low electrical current, making battery removal faster and easier.

2. The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus feature this new system, earning them a 7/10 repairability score from iFixit, marking a significant step forward for Apple’s repairability improvements.

3. iFixit praised Apple for this innovation, with the entire process taking only a minute and a half, representing a major improvement in smartphone battery replacements.

**Read more at:**

[Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/see-the-iphone-16s-game-changing-battery-removal-process-in-new-ifixit-teardown-213911136.html)  
[Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/120642)  
[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6jBXI6CR9s)