They are. YouTube video shows how to do it in two minutes.
They are. YouTube video shows how to do it in two minutes.So then make them replaceable!
This issue puts me in mind of a brouhaha Chrysler under went when a document went public in which an engineer discussed a “defeat device” which suppressed operation of a particular emissions control function under conditions which made that particular emissions control function useless and wasteful. But it was awful, don’t you know, to have a defeat device suppressing emissions control, don’t you know . . .For future reference it might be effective to create a link to the YouTube video in question, and maybe make the label of the link, “Solution to Slowdown of an old iPhone.”
A little over a year later the iPhone battery started wearing down dramatically. Was told that the phone battery could only be replaced by an Apple Tech (not true...). Found the iFixit.com group and their extraordinary how-to videos, tool sets and replacement battery for under $15. Very delicate surgery but the patient went on to live another few years with a new ticker.
The iFixit folks have greatly expanded beyond Apple products since then! Here are their current Apple kits...