After a few years, our iPhone They begin to generate autonomy problems, lasting much less than the first day, and getting hotter for whatever reason, at which point we consider change your batterysince the phone otherwise works fine.
Here we have two options, either do it officially, in an Apple Store or SAT, or take it to a technical service in our city independent of Apple, who will also do this for us, although with alternative components, since Apple does not sell the originals.
However, we must be careful, as we could end up losing our photos, files, and all data that does not have a backupif we do not follow the steps that Apple tells us before taking it to its stores to do this.
What to do to avoid losing our data when changing the iPhone battery
As Apple tells us when making an appointment at the Apple Store through its Support application, we will have to make a backup copy and unlink our iPhone from the Search network and our Apple ID. This is done for security, since they will format the device before any change, so we would be left with nothing inside it. To do this, we must follow certain steps if we want to preserve everything.
- Make a backup:
- iCloud: Make sure your iPhone is automatically backing up to iCloud. You can go to Settings > your name > iCloud > iCloud Backup and activate the option if you have not already done so. Then, make a manual backup by tapping Back up now.
- iTunes/Finder (for macOS or PC): If you prefer to make a local backup, you can connect it to your computer and use Finder to make a complete copy of your device.
- Verify that the backup was successful:
- If you used iCloud, you can go to Settings > your name > iCloud > Manage storage to verify that the backup is recent.
- If you used iTunes or Finder, make sure the latest backup is in the backup list.
- Disable Activation Lock:
- If you are going to change the battery, you will have to remove the “Activation Lock” so that they can do the job without problems. You can do this from Settings > your name > iCloud > Find my iPhone and deactivate Find my iPhone.
Ready, now they can change your battery, and once you restart your iPhone, with your Apple ID, restore everything you had. Remember that, free of charge, Apple only offers you 5 GB of storageso if you have more, you will have to make the copy on the computer, or pay for an extension, with 50 GB at 0.99 euros, the cheapest, and which will possibly reach you.
If you take your iPhone to an unofficial store, you can ask the technician. Normally, they don't need you to do anything, and they will change the battery without any problem, without you losing any data if you don't want it, so, despite being less secure, it is more convenient, at least if you trust the technician.
