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I can’t believe any Deep State is cool with people being able to easily remove batteries from their cellphones...

Unless they figure Faraday bags make it moot, and they’re more interested in you continuing to own one of the bleeping things...

There are Faraday bags?

The battery removal trick to disable a phone can be circumvented by adding a tiny on board battery to maintain minimal function. Like the coin cells soldered to a PC main board.

" Most of those Iphones require special super tiny tools to simply replace the battery. I've done it as well, but most people will not attempt it. "

I was given a used Samsung S6 a 3 years ago, which I did not activate (not worth the $) though I could connect to via out wireless and make calls via Google voice (which carries about as far as our cordless land lines!), and used its camera, but the battery ended up only lasting about 4 minutes.

So to save money, and as one who gets mechanical (built own PC, etc.), I watched vids on the procedure, and bought a Quantum 5610mAh (it says) Extended Slim Battery for about $14, and tried to replace it. And found it was not as in the vids and I ended up breaking it. Still have the battery though (legally returning lithium is not cheap or easy).

And while I am against over regulation, there are circumstances when industry becomes too much like a government and must be forced to modify its ways to be more user-friendly. However, smartphone with removable batteries are already here. Best Smartphone With Removable Battery in 2022

When’s the last time you saw a phone with a removable battery? It’s probably been a while. Cell phones with removable batteries seem to be a thing of the past, as trendy phones with slim designs have become the norm. Millennials have probably never even heard of Phones with replaceable batteries. That’s why finding the best smartphone with a removable battery is a daunting task these days. But we were up for the challenge. We researched and evaluated only the best of the best based on battery capacity, performance, and value. - https://kommandotech.com/gadgets/best-smartphone-with-removable-battery/#:~:text=Do%20any%20new%20phones%20have%20removable%20batteries%3F%20Yes%2C,LG%20still%20produce%20Android%20phones%20with%20replaceable%20batteries.