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swollen battery

  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. Apple$

    MacBook Pro battery swollen.

    I noticed my mom's mid-2015 MacBook Pro had a slight convex bulge the other day (3-4 days ago), and fast forward to today, the laptop now pushes the display so the display isn't flush as it was. (about half an cm) I googled the problem and I advised her to completely unplug the laptop and...
  3. H

    Suggestions on 2015 Macbook Pro with swollen battery

    Hi! I ordered the 2021 Macbook pro 14 inch and selected to trade in my 2015 Macbook Pro 15 inch for $370. But now I realize that the battery is swollen and possibly Apple will give me 0 credit for the macbook and I decide not to send my device. What options you may suggest that I can deal with...
  4. dumiku

    Fix swollen battery

    Hi, Hope everybody is doing well in this hard time, One of the (cells/parts) of my battery is swollen and right I can afford to buy a new battery and I plan to buy a new MacBook Pro by October. I was looking on the net for fix and I saw this post from 2011. It suggests making a hole in the...
  5. D

    Rare damage without compensation

    I own a MacBook Air that I have owned for about 5 years now. It's a 2011 that I purchased refurbished. I bought it in 2014. In 2015 it was 3 years old. One year later after purchase, I woke up one morning and found the screen floating above the keyboard. The keyboard was warped and the computer...
  6. Apple_Glen_UK

    MacBook Pro 13” 2015 – Battery Issue

    I have a 13” MacBook Pro 2015 and have looked after it extremely well. It is in immaculate condition. I have never had any issues with it but occasionally over the past few months I have noticed some strange behaviour as the battery starts to get low, usually around 10% or so remaining...
  7. R

    Mid 2014 Macbook Pro trackpad not working

    My mid 2014 13" macbook pro (retina) has been acting really weird. Two days ago after I powered it up, the mouse started going crazy, moving all over the place, and eventually stopped moving, and my trackpad hasn't worked ever since. I'm using an USB mouse works flawlessly. My keyboard is also...
  8. T

    DIY late-2013 swollen battery replacement method

    I need to replace the battery in my late-2013 rMBP due to swelling. The trackpad still works, but has limited clickiness, whilst the laptop itself rests on the aluminium backplate rather than the black rubber feet. I've read some stories and watched some DIY battery replacement videos where...
  9. A

    Running Macbook Without a Battery

    Hi, I was having problems with macbook pro mid 2012 (battery running out after a few minutes, showing 100%, trackpad not working well, not clicking, needed to restart computer twice each time it slept, etc) So, opened it and found the battery had swollen. (It was a no name brand) I've...
  10. F

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus Bulged Battery on iPhone6 and MacBookPro

    Apple battery problems are illustrated here by 2 examples: the iPhone6 and the MacBook Pro. [1] Failed battery in an iPhone 6. The battery in this less than 2 years old iPhone6 bulged and pushed the screen outwards until the case separated. Looking at the web, this seems to be a common problem...
  11. N

    Should I replace my MacBook Pro battery?

    I bought a refurbished MacBook Pro (15" retina, late 2013) from Apple. Right from the get go, the trackpad erratically wouldn't register clicks. So, I had to switch to taps. Had a trip to the Apple Store but they didn't find anything wrong. I later switched back to click and it seemed just fine...
  12. P

    Help needed!!! iPhone 5S camera not working

    Hello! i have an iPhone 5S that the rear camera is not working, unable to take photos , remains laggy or freezing, probably i noticed after downgrading from ios 10.3.2 public beta version to ios 10.3.1. The strange thing is that now i'm seeing that on the top of the screen on the right side the...
  13. tugger

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus iPhone 6 swollen battery redress

    A month ago I noticed that the left side of my out-of-warranty iP6 display was beginning to separate from the body of the phone. Over the next couple of weeks the bulge became more pronounced so that viewed from the side the display had raised almost 1/4 inch (.64 cm) from the body. Also, the...