Took me hours to replace the battery in a pixel. They make it almost impossible to open a phone without breaking it. I can't imagine doing that for more than 2 phones
replyI'm nearing a battery replacement on my pixel 8 pro. Which model were you working with?
replyPixel 7a. To be fair, it was a screen + battery replacement. The problem was the adhesive that they use. I warned it up, tried to open it and the screen shattered into tiny pieces when I tried to open it (because it was cracked).
replyI also don't have a heat gun, so I had to use a Ziploc bag with warm water.
Still though, they make it really hard
Did the 7 and 8 have that much worse of a battery? I'm currently replacing the two Pixel 6 in my household (end of security updates), and there is nothing wrong with those. The hardware, battery included, is as good as new (or at least, not impeding our use).
replyI still use a pixel 6a. I don't really care about security updates. This was my wife's phone. I would say battery life is a bit worse in the 7a, but if you are already opening it (to change the screen), then you may as well replace the battery
replyDid you pry with force? Or did the warm water make it lift easily?
replyI don't have experience with the ziploc method, but heat guns can melt solder so I'm wondering if temp was not high enough with the ziploc.
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replyThis is fascinating, I never even considered this need.
replyCould you say more about this? What kind of setups work well? Is this really straightforward or are there any subtleties?
What else have bot farms learned through scaling?
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