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Subject: Re: Battery discharge when on but unconnected
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:01:53 -0000 (UTC)
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Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2024-03-10, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>> On 2024-03-10 18:26, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>> On 2024-03-06, <bp@www.zefox.net> <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> If it wasn't an Apple-authorized shop, you almost certainly got a
>>> cheap and/or counterfeit battery replacement rather than a genuine
>>> battery from Apple. Very often they don't perform nearly as well.
>>
>> Very often batteries installed by specialty (non Apple approved!
>> Gasp!) are just as good as the original article.
> 

The shop that did the battery swap was suggested by the local AT&T
store. It's certainly possible I got a lousy battery. That's why I
asked about battery testing strategems. 

> One thing's for sure, getting it replaced at an Apple-authorized shop
> definitely gets you an authentic battery.

For an iPhone6 does an Apple-authorized battery replacement make sense?

Thanks for writing!

bob prohaska