Excellent Video!!! I followed every step with you and successfully replaced my battery. Removing the glue was by far the hardest part; I gently used an exacto blade because the pry bar wouldn't work for me. Not sure if that was allowed, but it made it possible for me to complete that step. Thank you for such a great tutorial!!
Your excellent, detailed explanation makes the process of replacing the battery quite easy. The only minor adjustment I would make is to wait until the new battery is installed into the chassis before re-installing the speakers, it just makes battery placement a little easier. Well done and thank you! Btw, the solvent used to loosen and clean the glue in the kit is simple acetone. Works very well.
Dude I just replaced my battery, thanks to your video/tutorial, although I wasn’t as delicate as you nor I attached the speakers back before putting the new batteries in, it was easier this way, A little force while removing the batteries made it somehow faster to remove them, and attaching the speakers at the end made it easy to place the batteries.. anyway thanks a lot for your video 🤞🏼
The reason i was delicate and did not use much force was because i've seen a few videos of old batteries exploding in peoples faces and catching fire. Plus it is very easy to break the trackpad when you pull on the battery too hard. I am happy you managed to do it without issues however it is not advised.
Thanks, with your tutorial i was able to do the replacement myself. Important : I placed the new battery before the speakers, and it was easier this way, just as the person in the comments mentioned.
I just completed this battery replacement procedure yesterday, by following this video. Everything went perfectly, thanks to your detailed, step-by-step explanations. Thanks for uploading - I could never have done this successfully without it! I found the trickiest part of the procedure was getting the new battery aligned *exactly* before letting it drop and adhere to the case. There isn't much leeway at all - even a millimeter or two of misalignment can prevent you from connecting the battery to the laptop - and trying to keep all the separate parts of the battery in place as you line it up is a bit cumbersome. But I got it in the end - thanks again to following your instructions.
Im glad i could help! Yes that is a tricky part for sure.. it's crucial to align the screw holes before you drop the battery in.. and to bend that connector cable in a right shape.
Have you been satisfied with the battery life after the replacement? I'm not sure if I'm happy with mine. After replacing my battery, I installed AlDente and only charge 80%. I spent an hour using Ikea's kitchen planner, and the battery went from 80% to 36%. Watch through your video (nicely done BTW), and it went down to 30%. Perhaps Ifixit's battery is nowhere near the quality of OEM.
I installed the iFixit batteries in both mine and my GFs Macs a few months ago and so far so good. It's charging normally and keeping charge normally. To be fair I work on the charger most of the times anyways.. I think if your battery is running out exceptionally quickly you can definitely exchange it. Also.. make sure you use original apple charger.. all that after market stuff is breaking the batteries most of the time. Another thing is that those laptops are very old at this point so there is also a chance that power management optimisation with the MacOS Monterey is not very good for us. I love my retina but i think its time to upgrade to Apple silicone machine..
Maybe an obvious suggestion, but make sure you've calibrated the battery meter in the laptop after replacing the battery. Kamil explains how to do this at the end of the video. If the battery meter is not calibrated, a reading of 80% may be much less, and the rapid decrease in charge may not reflect the actual charge. One thing I found helpful is to go into the Macbook info, and look under the Power category. It tells you the remaining charge, the total charge, and whether the battery is still charging. I found that without a calibrated battery meter, the laptop could still report 100% charged despite still charging according to this data.
Same here, I needed to replace the trackpad cable. It's very easy to damage without knowing. I thought I was pretty gentle with removal. I just put in a new one and it's all working again
First you need to check the new battery and do the calibration at least, better to test it well, and only after that you remove all the stickers and install it finally. Even Ifixit doesn't tests all the parts they are selling. Interesting to see another 2015 MacBook pro with all swollen sections again and again, and somebody again will say its just a coincenence?
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Excellent Video!!! I followed every step with you and successfully replaced my battery. Removing the glue was by far the hardest part; I gently used an exacto blade because the pry bar wouldn't work for me. Not sure if that was allowed, but it made it possible for me to complete that step. Thank you for such a great tutorial!!
Your excellent, detailed explanation makes the process of replacing the battery quite easy. The only minor adjustment I would make is to wait until the new battery is installed into the chassis before re-installing the speakers, it just makes battery placement a little easier. Well done and thank you! Btw, the solvent used to loosen and clean the glue in the kit is simple acetone. Works very well.
Dude I just replaced my battery, thanks to your video/tutorial, although I wasn’t as delicate as you nor I attached the speakers back before putting the new batteries in, it was easier this way,
A little force while removing the batteries made it somehow faster to remove them, and attaching the speakers at the end made it easy to place the batteries.. anyway thanks a lot for your video 🤞🏼
The reason i was delicate and did not use much force was because i've seen a few videos of old batteries exploding in peoples faces and catching fire. Plus it is very easy to break the trackpad when you pull on the battery too hard. I am happy you managed to do it without issues however it is not advised.
Thank you! This was extremely helpful and I successfully installed a new battery on my dead computer :). Thanks Kamil!!
Thanks, with your tutorial i was able to do the replacement myself.
Important : I placed the new battery before the speakers, and it was easier this way, just as the person in the comments mentioned.
I need to try that next time. I was worried that the speakers won't fit if the battery is not going to be in a right alignment..
@@KK-VLOGit was the first i was doing a replacement and i was able to do it this way so im sure you can do it easily this way too :)
Thanks for the tip :)
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I just completed this battery replacement procedure yesterday, by following this video. Everything went perfectly, thanks to your detailed, step-by-step explanations. Thanks for uploading - I could never have done this successfully without it!
I found the trickiest part of the procedure was getting the new battery aligned *exactly* before letting it drop and adhere to the case. There isn't much leeway at all - even a millimeter or two of misalignment can prevent you from connecting the battery to the laptop - and trying to keep all the separate parts of the battery in place as you line it up is a bit cumbersome. But I got it in the end - thanks again to following your instructions.
Im glad i could help! Yes that is a tricky part for sure.. it's crucial to align the screw holes before you drop the battery in.. and to bend that connector cable in a right shape.
Legendary! Purchased a battery from another supplier but their install instructions were pretty vague. You saved the day!
Thanks for sharing your video mate.
Helped me replaced my battery with ease...
So delicate operation.
Appreciate your efforts and detailed filming.
Excellent video, Kamil! Thank you so much!
thank you so much ,all the steps were well explained and I was able to change the battery .
Thank you for your video. Your instructions are clear and thorough. Well done.
thanks bro great tutorial
This helped a lot. Thank you.
nevermind. I fixed it. I forgot flip down the black tab on the trackpad cable after inserting the cable. now it works
fabulous, scribed!
Needed this one so badly 🙏🙏🙏
Have you been satisfied with the battery life after the replacement? I'm not sure if I'm happy with mine. After replacing my battery, I installed AlDente and only charge 80%. I spent an hour using Ikea's kitchen planner, and the battery went from 80% to 36%. Watch through your video (nicely done BTW), and it went down to 30%. Perhaps Ifixit's battery is nowhere near the quality of OEM.
I installed the iFixit batteries in both mine and my GFs Macs a few months ago and so far so good. It's charging normally and keeping charge normally. To be fair I work on the charger most of the times anyways.. I think if your battery is running out exceptionally quickly you can definitely exchange it. Also.. make sure you use original apple charger.. all that after market stuff is breaking the batteries most of the time. Another thing is that those laptops are very old at this point so there is also a chance that power management optimisation with the MacOS Monterey is not very good for us. I love my retina but i think its time to upgrade to Apple silicone machine..
Maybe an obvious suggestion, but make sure you've calibrated the battery meter in the laptop after replacing the battery. Kamil explains how to do this at the end of the video. If the battery meter is not calibrated, a reading of 80% may be much less, and the rapid decrease in charge may not reflect the actual charge.
One thing I found helpful is to go into the Macbook info, and look under the Power category. It tells you the remaining charge, the total charge, and whether the battery is still charging. I found that without a calibrated battery meter, the laptop could still report 100% charged despite still charging according to this data.
hey
I changed my battery and got power now. however now my keyboard and track pad are not working. any suggestions on what to do.
Same here, I needed to replace the trackpad cable. It's very easy to damage without knowing. I thought I was pretty gentle with removal. I just put in a new one and it's all working again
First you need to check the new battery and do the calibration at least, better to test it well, and only after that you remove all the stickers and install it finally. Even Ifixit doesn't tests all the parts they are selling.
Interesting to see another 2015 MacBook pro with all swollen sections again and again, and somebody again will say its just a coincenence?
According the the website information iFixit is testing their batteries before shipping them.
How did you make your laptop in chrome color?
It was a vinyl sticker