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There was nothing stopping you (and others) getting the battery swapped previously for a fraction of the price of a new device.
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Yeah this is what I don’t get. People are actually blowing hundreds of dollars on new phones rather than having Apple (not the cheapest option certainly) replace the battery for $89

Yeah and it'll likely cost the same for the majority of people who won't bother replacing them at home.



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