As he walked downtown, he passed a local with a "We Fix Screens & Batteries" sign. They were much cheaper and could do it in thirty minutes. Alex knew this was a gamble; if they used a third-party battery, his iPhone might show an "Unknown Part" message in settings, and he’d lose the ability to see his battery health percentage.
In the end, Alex chose the . He figured that for a device he used 100 times a day, he wanted the official stamp of approval. An hour later, he walked out with a phone that didn't die the moment he stepped into the cold, ready to rejoin the mobile world.
One Tuesday afternoon, Alex looked at his iPhone and saw the dreaded "1%." It had been off the charger for exactly twenty minutes. His phone wasn't just a phone anymore; it was a wired landline that lived and died by the length of its charging cable. He decided it was time for a transplant.