Repair outfit iFixit has started to sell the VoltClip, a cable that can be used to electrically debond the battery adhesive in the iPhone 16.
VoltClip [iFixit]
VoltClip [iFixit]
The iPhone 16 was given a “repairability” score of 7 out of 10 in its traditional post-release teardown. Part of the score change was due to a new electrical process to neutralize the battery adhesive used in construction, which hardware tinkerers can now perform for themselves.
During the teardown, it was found that Apple had included a new adhesive strip, which could be debonded quite easily thanks to some electrical current. Using two leads attached to a household 9-volt battery, the adhesive would debond in about a minute.