My Dad insists on keeping his iPhone SE 1 on his account as it stays at home 24/7 as his "backup two factor" device. He turns it on every month, checks for updates to the OS and apps and then turns it back off and repeats every month. However, it still has the original battery and the screen has a small crack. The battery will take forever to get to 100% then he will take it off the charger and maybe 15 minutes later its at 78% and then randomly drops down until it turns off.
He has tried to fully charge, discharge, recharge and the same thing occurs. He sees that the Apple Store wont do a battery replacement now since its obsolete. He looked at iFixIt and they want $24.99 for the battery and $29.99 for a screen. Does anyone know of any trust worthy battery replacement brands or screens that are cheaper, he sees so many on Amazon and some lie and say it will have like a 15,000 mAH battery lol. Also, if he replaces the screen or battery, is it like the new devices that in the settings app will display that it has a aftermarket part? Or would / could he better off buying a used iPhone SE 1 and just taking its screen and battery and hoping for the best?
Or is he nuts and should just recycle it and not freak out about a two factor backup device?
He has tried to fully charge, discharge, recharge and the same thing occurs. He sees that the Apple Store wont do a battery replacement now since its obsolete. He looked at iFixIt and they want $24.99 for the battery and $29.99 for a screen. Does anyone know of any trust worthy battery replacement brands or screens that are cheaper, he sees so many on Amazon and some lie and say it will have like a 15,000 mAH battery lol. Also, if he replaces the screen or battery, is it like the new devices that in the settings app will display that it has a aftermarket part? Or would / could he better off buying a used iPhone SE 1 and just taking its screen and battery and hoping for the best?
Or is he nuts and should just recycle it and not freak out about a two factor backup device?
