That… doesn’t look easy. Or at least, I imagine this video would look intimidating to non-tech savvy users. I consider myself at least a little tech savvy and I’m like 80% sure I would forget to insert that transparent sheet thingy under the battery. I’m guessing it’s insulation?

Anyway, what used to be the norm was pulling off the back cover and then remove the battery with your fingernail. No tools required. Now a vast majority of phones are glued together, all under the pretext of making the phone more thin.

What irks me is that companies still make removable batteries, but they are getting harder and harder to find. In fact, Samsung itself has XCover line of phones that have easily accessible batteries. How easy? This easy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb7N60P51q4

(Actual battery removal at around 0:11)

Repaired phones for years for friends family and for payment sometimes. Still managed to mess up my own screen replacement a week back, a bit to much pressure on one side…

Worst thing besides the right to repair adversely and planned obsolescence is the bloody prices. Folded and got a new from a second hand company ( still new in box)

they should honestly not need all of that, batteries are consumable and should be removable goddamit!!

It’s kind of ironic that changing the battery of cell phones were so easy back then and so hard now and finding a battery saw/grinder/any-electric-tool was so hard then and so easy now.