Apple is discouraging third-party repairs by 'locking' batteries to iPhones

If you go to a third-party repair shop to get your iPhone XS, XS Max or XR's battery replaced, you'll see a "Service" message in your iPhone's battery settings, and you won't be able to get rid of it — even if your battery functions perfectly fine. 

This is according to a new report by repair specialists iFixit, who claim Apple is "locking" batteries to iPhones in their factories, and only allowing Apple Authorized Service Providers the use of software that can remove the "Service" message when a battery is replaced. 

This was first noticed by Art of Repair a few days ago; check out the details in the video, below.  Read more...