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battery swelling

  1. shadowboi

    Do “genuine” iPhone batteries swell like that?

    Long story short. Was on trip with my girlfriend. In late December 2023 she got her iPhone 11 battery replaced in official Apple service in Hague. The original battery had all signs of premature death: overheating, only 73% capacity, as well as it was holding charge for 2.5 hours at max. Three...
  2. bushbaby

    Ist time Apple let me down - 3 1/2 year-old MBA worthless

    Long time Apple/Mac user, phones, MBPs, MBAs. Have a mid-2012 MBA I'm using right now, still working great (with a new battery). Using Mojave 10.14.6 on it and on my other MBA bought new in Jan 2020 (2019 13" i5). Recently, it began shutting down on me, half black screen, then off with a whoosh...
  3. W

    2015 13" MacBook Pro battery swelling and case distended - repair or not?

    My partner's father's 2015 13" Retina MacBook Pro has a swollen battery. I'm either going to replace the battery for them or they are going to buy a new Mac. If they opt for the latter, my partner and I will be given the computer, in which case I will still replace the battery, and my...
  4. S

    ios 11 has crippled my 5S

    So IOS 11 has completely crippled my iphone 5S. Everything has slowed to a crawl. The phone lags constantly. The screen freezes for long periods of time. The phone completely reboots often. Apps crash, the phone crashes, everything is now completely miserable. Not to mention that less than...
  5. baryon

    How likely is Apple to fix swollen battery out of warranty?

    I have a Late 2013 Retina MacBook Pro that is now out of AppleCare warranty. In the past few weeks I've noticed it won't sit flat on a table and the trackpad is hard to click. Went to the Apple store and they opened the case and confirmed that the batteries are swollen (photo). They said the...