I have a small spatula I use to remove the batteries.. what a dub design on APPLE's part.. and yes the batteries are very dangerous and if they burn they catch the case on fire and everything burns.. another design flaw for apple..

Yes you use the credit card as a little slide to drip the alcohol under the battery

I'd use acetone, as provided in the iFixit kit for MacBook Pro.

you are WRONG. Firstly apple doesn't repair these for years now. they send you off to third party who will do it like you see here. acetone or 99% rubbing alcohol and an old credit card will be fine. Stories you hear about these catching fire are dramatic but profoundly rare.

What battery did you use I can seem to find the one for mine

Isopropyl 99% alcohol

did u try it yet?

@@MJH211 my battery hasn't arrived yet. I'll post here when it's done!

@@animalmatter your battery still hasn't arrived yet?

Glad I could help!

@@Andytizer so the 1st cable you were talking about removing. I accidentally ripped mine what should I do 😭

@@atafali953 I'd encourage a bit more research, but it looks like you can pick up that cable for under £10 www.amazon.co.uk/JANRI-Replacement-821-1935-821-1935-12-821-00507/dp/B07BHD1V8S/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=macbook+12+trackpad+cable&qid=1619869238&s=computers&sr=1-4

1. How much did it cost you, for the 'genuine Apple battery' 2. What are the specs of you old and new battery, (mAh, and cycle count), each. Let me know if it worked. Thanks

@@harunyahyadotorg it arrived today and I'll probably swap them over at the weekend, I'll take some screen shots of the stats though good thinking!

@@harunyahyadotorg it was £80, local repair place (who are very good) wanted £160 for the battery and labour (though who knows what kind of battery quality)

@@harunyahyadotorg The results are in Firstly, it was a genuine apple battery, completely the same and same 'Device Name' etc Old Battery: Cycle Count : 771 mAh Capacity: 3626 KZfaq playing in Safari from Full: 3 hrs 20 mins New Battery Cycle Count: 1 (obvs) mAh Capacity: 5045 KZfaq Playing in Safari from Full: around 4 Hours 30 mins (at 3hr 20 I had 28% charge left) I mainly bought the new battery because my old one would just power down when it was cold despite having charge.

Yes unfortunately Apple won’t sell the batteries with the adhesives, so there’s literally no way to get an official battery replacement without paying a huge cost $200+ for a replacement. I’d call this a 1 hour job if it’s your first time!

they say on ifixit to charge with low voltage first. use a 5w iphone charger to charge and turn on, then can use regular charger.

Dis you find a good replacement??

It would be great if they sold a MacBook at the Dell XPS price too..

That would definitely be advisable. There's always a risk of puncturing a battery and the less energy in it, the better.

Me too i opened the laptop fully and snapped the cable 😮

Did you put the correct screws for the bottom case in?

@@Andytizer yes, it just is raised on the right side when I put on the lower case which is not allowing me to close it fully

might be a bit late, but for me the issue was the first cable you need to reemove when opening the macbook was not connected properly. make sure its connected with the clamp engaged on both ends!

@@nicogerst6007 same here, you really have to make sure the curly ribbon connector is fully home.

The best thing to do when removing any apple battery is to use copious amounts of 99% isopropyl alcohol on the underside of the batteries before prying in order to soften the glue. I would use almost triple the amount Andrew used here injected under the battery with a small syringe in order to prevent what you've just described. You always want to keep the battery intact, not rip it open and spark the lithium inside. If the battery sparked, then you've exposed the lithium in the cell, which (might have) shorted out the board if it touched the frame. I've seen it happen but rarely. The more probable scenario is that you've removed it and installed the battery but something is not plugged up properly. Chances are if you didn't pay attention and plug the trackpad cable back in, then you probably didn't screw the battery in underneath the board correctly either.

I excepted this from you.

resh you gotta let the professionals take care of it hun

You mean the third party battery replacement suddenly dying? Haven’t had that yet however I wouldn’t be surprised if they failed faster than Apple batteries.

@@Andytizer Oh no like the official Apple ones. Might be just localised to the device I used to have.

@@ImLeeLoi All batteries will have issues after a certain number of cycles, normally 500+. Once it reaches that level it will often switch off without warning, time for a replacement battery!

Yup mine just shut off at 60% lol although under 500 cycles and no reset or anything works... Apple want $200+ but i found this video and changed it...

Sounds like the display cable isn’t reinserted properly.

Yeah same happened to me. How do I fix it?

If your originally battery won’t work either then it just be some kind of bad contact on the strip, reseat everything and try again!

did you sort it out? I am having the same problem!

Get a usb meter so you can see what measurements are happening

Any isopropyl alcohol will work.

@@Andytizer Thank you!

@@Andytizer look for some OCA Remover, it works a treat. much better than IPA in my experience.

did you sort it out? I am having the same problem!

@@Aliconz Took mine to a technician, he said the cables just weren’t attached properly.

The MacBook 12 inch is a really nice portable size and was the first fanless MacBook, they could easily fit an M1 inside this case.

Yes it’s very hard.

This is my extra laptop that I take on vacations. It's perfect for that purpose, so understand people have diverse sets of needs. You're right - as my main laptop, no. But even as a primary for some people, I could see it working just fine.

There's a very good reason why people want to keep these extremely compact machines going- you CAN'T buy a new one this small!