No. Same method but they said actually changing battery for iPhone 12 onward is very risky because will break the screen. Normal dealers like Switch, IT World and etc. will not compensate your screen if they break it. Well, I don’t know how true is that la.

Thanks for the information! Time to go to Switch to change mine.

I haven’t changed yet lol.

What should I do if I want to send my phone for battery replacement? I don't have any other spare phone, and all my data is inside; I cannot clear everything before handing it over to them, and again, my data may be compromised when my phone is not with me. Man, I'm so stressed over this.

Is there anywhere I can see them doing it in front of me?

I really don't want to wipe off the date because restore gonna take time.
I guess I have to put this on hold..

Sounds like a good idea. This is my first iPhone and gonna be the first time to do backup and restore as well. May I know if use iCloud, everything will be intact? Even the apps settings like logins?

Awesome. I just contacted the Switch near my house and they said if I can send it before noon, I could get it on the same day, latest by evening. However, like you said I will need to wipe off the data.

Got it. I have so many banking apps some more.

I already made an appointment to change my battery on the 16th. I am required to back up my phone before sending it in and will use the iCloud method as suggested by dikae, but suddenly something struck my mind; what about my eSIM profile? Will it be restored too? I had an issue when I first got my eSIM from Digi, and I plan to do it again only when I get a new iPhone. I hope I can back up and restore my eSIM profile. Appreciate your advice.

Yeah, looks like I will need to take such a risk and get ready to rush to Digi Centre if it fails. Maybe I won't have mobile signal for one day.

Yeah, I just checked there is one nearby but restore won't be that fast right? Sorry first time.

I haven't upgraded to the iCloud plan yet, I guess almost the same size as yours. I guess I cannot restore while I'm at the mall, let's see how it goes. I will update later.

I’m happy to report that I managed to get the battery changed at Switch Seremban 2. My eSIM is also intact because I got to choose to keep my eSIM before deletion. Phone took a while (30-40 minutes) to restore to get into the main screen, it’s still restoring now as I’m typing here.

However, the experience of changing this battery wasn’t exactly smooth. The young lady who attended to my phone at first refused my battery replacement service because it hasn’t dropped below 80? She said must be at least 79%. Mine was at 81% and she said Apple won’t allow because it still didn’t appear the notice to ask me to get it replaced. I told her my phone has been stuck at 81% for months and in order to drop to 79% I probably need another one year.

Then, I told her I am going for a vacation soon so I need to ensure it’s working well and I don’t need to bring a power bank wherever I go. She reluctantly asked me to run the diagnostic test and said if my phone failed the test then she will proceed with the battery replacement.

While waiting for the test to complete, he asked his another colleague to attend to me instead. Maybe I was really difficult to deal with but I swear I haven’t raised my voice yet. This young guy is superb and he immediately agreed to my request and helped me with everything. Unfortunately, my screen protector was also removed before can send in for fixing. I collected my phone 3 hours later.

This post has been edited by fruitie: Sep 16 2022, 04:16 PM

Yeah, I told her why others can change but not me? Mine is no longer under warranty and I’m paying for it. I failed to understand this part.

She knew my phone was out of warranty from the beginning. I told her many times, I’m not claiming any warranty and I will pay for it. I guess she’s just new.

Ya, it does because everything is there but I still have 16.5GB data to be restored and my WhatsApp is part of it. I hope no urgent messages.

Cool! I will do it later. Gonna downgrade back to 50GB plan.

It seems the same for me. No significant drop.

Yeah, you guessed it right! Are you getting the 14PM this round?

I changed my battery on Malaysia Day and it is the best decision so far. The phone looks like new and I'm going to continue using it until 15 comes next year.

It is RM 380 for 12PM at Switch.

The battery drains like crazy after 16.1.1, is it me alone?