New Battery Install?

d4m1r · Dec 29, 2012, 01:42 PM

Hi guys, I ordered a new battery for both my primary iPhone 4 and my secondary 3GS. I will be doing the swap myself and it seems fairly straight forward but my question is, will it affect my jailbreak/unlock on the phones and is there another software component I must/should do after replacing the battery?

It might sound like a weird question to some but I've had devices in the past where the battery was a key component of the jailbreak/unlock, Sony PSPs for example. Both phones are running untethered redsn0w 5.1.1.

d4m1r · Dec 30, 2012, 03:22 AM

700 views and nobody knows if it will affect my jailbreak/unlock?

vastoholic · Dec 30, 2012, 03:38 AM

Ask in the jailbreak sub forum and you'll likely get an answer.

Jordan921 · Dec 30, 2012, 10:34 AM

I don't see why it would. The os is still the same after replacing the battery.

d4m1r · Dec 30, 2012, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan921

I don't see why it would. The os is still the same after replacing the battery.

Yes, but for certain devices a bootloader exploit that targets the battery is actually used to jailbreak the device. And I don't know how redsn0w works so...

Greencardman · Dec 30, 2012, 11:53 AM

I've never repaired a jailbroken device, so I'd be interested to hear how it turns out.

d4m1r · 08:14 PM

Well, after doing a bit more research, I still can't find an answer...I'm surprised this hasn't come up before but I guess people don't realize that sometimes the battery is used as part of the jailbreaking process (depending on the device).

I don't know if redsn0w does or does not use the battery but I'll be replacing the batteries in both my 3GS and 4 and I'll post back if it affected any software component.

Greencardman · Jan 1, 2013, 08:03 PM

What in the battery is used to jailbreak? From the looks of things the connector just disappears inside the seal, no electronics seem to be on the battery.

moldy lunchbox · Jan 2, 2013, 12:24 AM

Replaced the battery in my jailbroken iPhone 4 a few weeks ago, its fine. Its the same as turning it off? Nothing is gunna affect the software if the hardware has no juice.

d4m1r · Jan 27, 2013, 07:56 PM

Finally got around to doing this on my iPhone 4 and I can now confirm it does NOT alter any software nor does it affect the jailbreak one way or another

Only thing I am now worried about is the 3rd party replacement battery blowing up or otherwise causing damage to my phone....Oh if only Apple would pull its head out of its #($ and start selling replacement OEM parts

Zmanbaseball2 · Jan 28, 2013, 05:05 AM

I don't think so,
When I sent out my iPod touch 2g. JAILBROKEN, it was sent back JAILBROKEN with a new battery.

KoolStar · Jan 28, 2013, 06:50 AM

Ive never heard of any iOS jailbreak that used battery circuits to store JB information.

Dec 29, 2012, 01:42 PM	#1
d4m1r macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada	New Battery Install? Hi guys, I ordered a new battery for both my primary iPhone 4 and my secondary 3GS. I will be doing the swap myself and it seems fairly straight forward but my question is, will it affect my jailbreak/unlock on the phones and is there another software component I must/should do after replacing the battery? It might sound like a weird question to some but I've had devices in the past where the battery was a key component of the jailbreak/unlock, Sony PSPs for example. Both phones are running untethered redsn0w 5.1.1. __________________ Black iPhone 4 \| Unlocked + Jailbroken iOS 5.1.1 \| 32GB \| Virgin Mobile Canada 2012 13" MacBook Pro \| 128GB Crucial M4 SSD \| 2.5Ghz Core i5 \| 8GB GSkill DDR3 \| OS X 10.8.2
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Dec 30, 2012, 03:22 AM	#2
d4m1r Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada	700 views and nobody knows if it will affect my jailbreak/unlock? __________________ Black iPhone 4 \| Unlocked + Jailbroken iOS 5.1.1 \| 32GB \| Virgin Mobile Canada 2012 13" MacBook Pro \| 128GB Crucial M4 SSD \| 2.5Ghz Core i5 \| 8GB GSkill DDR3 \| OS X 10.8.2
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Dec 30, 2012, 03:38 AM	#3
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Dec 30, 2012, 10:34 AM	#4
Jordan921 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bay Area	I don't see why it would. The os is still the same after replacing the battery. __________________ Unlocked Black iPhone 5 32gb AT&T, 13.3" MacBook Air 1.86GHZ 4GB Ram 128GB SSD
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Dec 30, 2012, 11:53 AM	#6
Greencardman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI	I've never repaired a jailbroken device, so I'd be interested to hear how it turns out. __________________ Editor - Overnight Buses Travel Magazine for the iPad Owner - WDR - iPhone and iPad Repair
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Jan 1, 2013, 08:00 PM	#7
d4m1r Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada	Well, after doing a bit more research, I still can't find an answer...I'm surprised this hasn't come up before but I guess people don't realize that sometimes the battery is used as part of the jailbreaking process (depending on the device). I don't know if redsn0w does or does not use the battery but I'll be replacing the batteries in both my 3GS and 4 and I'll post back if it affected any software component. __________________ Black iPhone 4 \| Unlocked + Jailbroken iOS 5.1.1 \| 32GB \| Virgin Mobile Canada 2012 13" MacBook Pro \| 128GB Crucial M4 SSD \| 2.5Ghz Core i5 \| 8GB GSkill DDR3 \| OS X 10.8.2 Last edited by d4m1r; Jan 1, 2013 at 08:14 PM.
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Jan 1, 2013, 08:03 PM	#8
Greencardman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI	What in the battery is used to jailbreak? From the looks of things the connector just disappears inside the seal, no electronics seem to be on the battery. __________________ Editor - Overnight Buses Travel Magazine for the iPad Owner - WDR - iPhone and iPad Repair
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Jan 2, 2013, 12:24 AM	#9
moldy lunchbox macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC	Replaced the battery in my jailbroken iPhone 4 a few weeks ago, its fine. Its the same as turning it off? Nothing is gunna affect the software if the hardware has no juice. __________________ iPhone 5 black 32GB; Galaxy S3 16gb; iPhone 4 white 16gb
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Jan 27, 2013, 07:56 PM	#10
d4m1r Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada	Finally got around to doing this on my iPhone 4 and I can now confirm it does NOT alter any software nor does it affect the jailbreak one way or another Only thing I am now worried about is the 3rd party replacement battery blowing up or otherwise causing damage to my phone....Oh if only Apple would pull its head out of its #($ and start selling replacement OEM parts __________________ Black iPhone 4 \| Unlocked + Jailbroken iOS 5.1.1 \| 32GB \| Virgin Mobile Canada 2012 13" MacBook Pro \| 128GB Crucial M4 SSD \| 2.5Ghz Core i5 \| 8GB GSkill DDR3 \| OS X 10.8.2
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Jan 28, 2013, 05:05 AM	#11
Zmanbaseball2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanuet, NY, USA	I don't think so, When I sent out my iPod touch 2g. JAILBROKEN, it was sent back JAILBROKEN with a new battery. __________________ -iPhone 5 16GB Black; iPod Touch 5 32GB Blue; iPad 1 64GB -Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4036 LED TruBrite 14-Inch Laptop Black http://www.soundimpressionsinc.com/
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Jan 28, 2013, 06:50 AM	#12
KoolStar macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kentucky	Ive never heard of any iOS jailbreak that used battery circuits to store JB information. __________________ 2.4 MacBook Aluminum 480GB SSD/750GB Optibay 8GB RAM CE \| MacBook 2.4 SR 4GB, 320GB HD \| PB G4 1.67 \| 15 TiBook-DVI 800 iPhone 4S 16GB \| iPhone 5 32GB
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