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iPhone 7/Plus Using a non Apple battery

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MrMiyagi1

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Hey all,

so I decided to get my old iPhone 7 repaired as the Apple cost was too much I took it to an independent repairer. The iPhone 7 battery was swollen and needed a new screen. So picking this up tomorrow.

however just wondering because the iPhone will have a non genuine battery is that going to cause any problems with the iPhone meaning will it be safe to use the iPhone with a non genuine battery. Is an app available to check to ensure the battery has been installed correctly and should be working the way it’s meant to work. I am just a bit paranoid now that it may cause my iPhone some problems such as overheating and other worse issues?
 
You'll just have to wait and see.. 3rd party batteries and screens are hit or miss. The battery stats might not work anymore as some batteries are recognized by the phone. They'll display percentage of charge but other readings might not work.. If the screen was replaced also, that may not be as vibrant as the original and tru-tone might not work anymore..
 
I work in third party repair, so I think I'm somewhat qualified to answer this.

It depends on where you took it to. Some repair shops use low quality, bad batteries. I would check the reviews of the place you took it to. Batteries Plus is infamous within the repair community for bad batteries, which is ironic because they are Rayovac branded. I've seen them use scotch tape to hold the batteries down... not good. Some places also forget or just decide not to put the metal plates back on your connectors which could lead to them coming undone or something shorting. There are some good companies that make high quality product (AmpSentrix is who my company sources through for batteries) and there are cheap $3 batteries that can be ordered off of eBay for the sake of profit. Does the company you're getting it repaired from offer a warranty? Generally, if it's a good battery, it will show the battery health in settings.
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BugeyeSTI said:
You'll just have to wait and see.. 3rd party batteries and screens are hit or miss. The battery stats might not work anymore as some batteries are recognized by the phone. They'll display percentage of charge but other readings might not work.. If the screen was replaced also, that may not be as vibrant as the original and tru-tone might not work anymore..
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Yeah, color calibration can be off on the replacement screens but if the repair company is worth anything they'll use a QianLi programmer to program the new display to be True Tone enabled. However OP is using a 7+ so that wouldn't matter much.
 
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jakeuten said:
I work in third party repair, so I think I'm somewhat qualified to answer this.

It depends on where you took it to. Some repair shops use low quality, bad batteries. I would check the reviews of the place you took it to. Batteries Plus is infamous within the repair community for bad batteries, which is ironic because they are Rayovac branded. I've seen them use scotch tape to hold the batteries down... not good. Some places also forget or just decide not to put the metal plates back on your connectors which could lead to them coming undone or something shorting. There are some good companies that make high quality product (AmpSentrix is who my company sources through for batteries) and there are cheap $3 batteries that can be ordered off of eBay for the sake of profit. Does the company you're getting it repaired from offer a warranty? Generally, if it's a good battery, it will show the battery health in settings.
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Yeah, color calibration can be off on the replacement screens but if the repair company is worth anything they'll use a QianLi programmer to program the new display to be True Tone enabled. However OP is using a 7+ so that wouldn't matter much.
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Hi,

the reviews of the company are good. I am not sure about the warranty I guess I will find that out when I go to pay and collect the iPhone tomorrow. I was also offered two type of displays one which is closest match to an iPhone and the other it’s compatible with iPhone. I went with the cheaper option due to costs. Also if down the line I want to get the battery replaced by Apple instead will they allow that as it’s a non genuine Apple battery. My understanding is that they do allow to replace screens if it’s been replaced with non genuine screen.

I will check out the battery stats to see if it works as it should.
 
The key is to get a refurbished screen if you chose independent repair.

What mentioned above is true and there are people doing this work without knowledge or care to details and precision. The opposite is also true but I find it rare.

Sadly, if it were my phone, the only independent repair I would trust is myself.

Do a research on the shop and next time feel free to ask specifics regarding the parts. Also it can tell a lot about a repair shop if they replace the display adhesive for the IP rated iPhones. There is no excuse for not replacing it, no matter what they say.
 
Update. I picked up the phone and told them to give it back as it is. As I am going to see if Apple can replace it for the out of warranty costs.
 
The problem with third-party batteries, isn’t necessarily the way they’re manufactured or who manufactured them, it’s the calibration with Apples battery controller that gives an inaccurate result, inconsistent battery levels depending on usage, etc. The other thing to consider about third-party batteries, they use a thinner/cheaper?insulation sleeve, which sometimes they can run ‘hotter‘, which you can feel when holding the phone. The batteries that I’ve heard the worst stories about have been from ‘Batteries Plus and uBreakiFix’.
 
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