Slippedhal0 t1_j9nmiv4 wrote
Reply to comment by Dredly in Apple reportedly made a big breakthrough on a secret non-invasive blood glucose monitor project that originally was part of a 'fake' startup by dakiki
I mean I know it doesn't happen a lot anymore, but user replaceable batteries aren't that old that we've forgotten it exists. Instead of making batteriess larger, make them a little smaller and add a slot replacement mechanism.
Then you could make a AirPods style charging case that you can slot discharged batteries into, and always have a fresh one charged to use when the watch dies.
It likely wouldn't take off for people that can take off their watch at the end of the day, but people that need it, or truly cant part with it for whatever other reason, it seems like it would be a decent tradeoff.
Hi_Im_Ken_Adams t1_j9nvdkw wrote
Apple has no interest in making replaceable batteries. They literally glue the batteries and components together so that you can’t.
friedAmobo t1_j9p5h5f wrote
The batteries in iPhones are actually adhered using adhesive pull-tabs, which is the second most consumer-friendly method (the most would be a removable cover in the style of early smartphones). The hard part is that an iPhone battery replacement requires removal of the display and a bunch of other components, which can be time-consuming and difficult for someone who doesn't regularly do that kind of repair.
Hi_Im_Ken_Adams t1_j9ped3a wrote
I've replaced the battery in my iPhone before. I had to use a hairdryer to melt the adhesive. Perhaps those pull-tabs you mention are present in the newer iPhones?
friedAmobo t1_j9pjslw wrote
It's possible, though flipping through iFixit's guides (the 2G, 3G, 3GS, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, and 14 models), the first time adhesive pull tabs were referenced by them was in the iPhone 3G (the second-generation iPhone). They recommended against using the pull tabs in the 3G and 3GS, though. Unless Apple removed the pull tab at some point and then added it back in soon after (between the model generations I checked), it seems like iPhones have consistently had some form of a pull tab after the original iPhone.
What might have been possible is that the adhesive may have aged to the point where the pull tabs were no longer usable in your iPhone when you repaired it and the battery was essentially glued/adhered to the chassis at that point. Without the pull tabs (which can break when trying to use them), the battery adhesive basically becomes the same as the display adhesive, which also requires heat to remove.
Slippedhal0 t1_j9nxv18 wrote
right, but if it sold more products for a specific niche they'd probably think about it - after all a glucose measurement device is already niche
asdaaaaaaaa t1_j9ol2ek wrote
> but if it sold more products for a specific niche they'd probably think about it
*If it sold more products and provided more profit.
Doesn't matter if I sell 3 batteries for a total of 300$ when I can just force you to purchase an entire new device for 1,500$ in total every two years, along with additional services, contracts and stuff.
neuromorph t1_j9p9c03 wrote
We had off unit battery charging stations. No need to say air pod.....
Slippedhal0 t1_j9pz2sx wrote
I was using it as a reference for size and shape, and we were discussing apple.
neuromorph t1_j9q19zk wrote
you are talking about a replaceable watch batter? or phone?
Slippedhal0 t1_j9q39z8 wrote
? this whole discussion is about apple watches and their glucose monitor. The "airpods" mention was a portable charger station for replacable watch battery modules, the same way you chuck your airpods in the case to charge during the day.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments