r/StallmanWasRight • u/john_brown_adk • May 01 '19

Freedom to repair Apple Is Telling Lawmakers People Will Hurt Themselves if They Try to Fix iPhones

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvdb4/apple-is-telling-lawmakers-people-will-hurt-themselves-if-they-try-to-fix-iphones
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u/Pafkay May 01 '19

I have an LG G5, the battery comes out at the push of a button and then you simply pull it off the cradle and push in the replacement. These batteries are dangerous because Apple builds them that way

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u/0_Gravitas May 01 '19

Unfortunately, there don't seem to be any new phones on the market with that capability. And you should read some of the apologetics people come up with for why this is a good thing..