It is just obscene how difficult they make it to replace the most likely part to wear out an fail. I've done my share of laptops and PCB board repairs but this is just so unnecessary. Some industrial engineers should be very embarrassed. These devices would last twice as long for most people if they could do one or two battery swaps though a cover plate with snaps and a gasket like older models; or even a few screws. There has to be a better way; this just makes me want to chuck it (which is of course the idea). P.S. this is a great guide though if I do decide to grit my teeth and actually take an hour or two and try this (don't forget this guy does this all the time and makes it look easy; i.e. he has the touch).
It's not really very difficult when you've done it once. There are much worse models to open than this. To make devices smaller and to be able to use batteries with thinner exterior requires this as well. If the back just plopped open like in an old school Nokia and revealed all the internals people would break them much more often and the devices would be more at risk with dust and moisture.
Yes, a battery replacement could in principle be just as easy as swapping out a SIM card. As others have also pointed out, certain manufacturers are intentionally making it more difficult than necessary to replace the battery. Can you imagine having to go through a 15+ step procedure to change the battery on your car? The "its microelectronics" argument doesn't hold water when it comes to replacing a phone battery because neither the component you want to swap out nor its connections are microscopic.
Great guide, I successfully changed the battery in my G5 plus. FYI- I didn't need to detach the screen or remove the motherboard which saved some time. It requires great care to do this way, but it can be done. I had to "make" a tool out of a thin piece of plastic to slide under the battery to "cut" the glue.
@tzaunie since my phone is back together it's not really possible to do a tutorial at this point. Taking it apart was time consuming and carried the risk of breaking something. Just to clarify, when I said I didn't need to detach the screen, I meant I didn't remove the cables from the motherboard, obviously it has to be separated from the body.
Well, keep in mind that the plus side is a water proof/resistant phone. That's the trade-off and a feature consumers are looking for. Additionally, many folks are in replacement mode before the device needs a battery replacement due to the hardware improvements that are still coming fast and furious. If you really want to replace the battery down the road, there are places and UA-cam videos (for the brave) that'll do it.
I think it’s be faster and easier for me to grow some trees from which to get kindling so that I could start a fire and send smoke signals to my mom who I needed to text before my phone went into boot-loop mode. Love your logo, though! 👍😃
Today I am successfully replaced the battery in my G5 Plus. I am very happy, that I can use my phone next 5 years. But the manufacturer (Lenovo) is not happy, that I don't have to buy new phone! 😀
I tried this on my g3 and the screen stopped working after, but I did forget to remove two hidden screws and I guess I used too much force before I realised my mistake. Now my g5 battery has swollen so I guess it has to be changed. I vowed never to get one with a battery like this again, I saw the g5 had a removable battery so I assumed the g5s which I bought did too - a big big mistake! It does not. Looks real hard to change but what else can I do? I fear i will break it trying ☹
this reply is a bit late, but I personally prefer phones where you only have to remove back covers, without having to disassemble the front screen. That being said, it seems like more and more phones are built the way the moto g5 plus is :/
Depends. The battery will probably last about 2 years. Mine did. At that point many will just buy another phone. Takes some time, effort and a bit of handyman skill to replace the battery but it is not that hard if you are handy with tools and small parts.
I'm a Moto G5 S Plus user. My problem is that my turbo charger doesn't work properly. If I restart my phone, then my phone charges in about an hour and after 2-3 charging cycles, charging becomes extremely slow. If I again restart my phone, it again start charging quickly but only for 2-3 cycles, as stated early. I have to restart my phone every alternate day for "turbo charging". Pls advise. Thanks.
The battery price at $9 is good. But then you add tools, that brings it to $16.50, and for me shipping cost brings it up to $29. That's not all that bad, but it does look like a real pain to do the job. I may gamble the $29 when my battery gets worse.
I discovered that with my G5 Plus phone removing the motherboard was not necessary. I could not remove the one screw that holds the motherboard in after trying for some time. The cheap phillips screwdriver that came with the battery started to wear out and the phillips female part of the screw was starting to show wear also. Frustrated, I watched the video again and it looked like if I was careful where I pryed I could probably break loose the glue without removing the motherboard. Tried that and it worked great. Replaced the battery and reassembled the phone. Working good so far. Time will tell if the new battery is better than the old one but it should be.
one thing I really wanna suggest is get a new phone.This phone gets shittier with time,with no latest updates and trash usage of memory as well as battery, it's enough for me to through it away like a ball :)))
Impossible for me. I was able to remove successfully the screen using a air heater, a debit card and a suction cup. But the 19 screws in the next step were impossible to remove. I was able to remove 5 ot 6 screws, but the rest were so hardly screwed that it was impossible to remove with my home screwdrivers. I tried hard, but in this case Motorola gains, programmed obsolescence gains, regular people and humanity loses.
You don't have to remove the motherboard. Just use a few drops of 91% isopropyl around the battery to soften the adhesive and pull using the black tab.
Yeah you can remove the battery pretty easy without taking off the MB. Just head up the back a little and pull the convenient tab. Getting the screen off with out ruining it however, thats a trick. I ended up with lines and black spots.
If you did not pry too hard on the screen before gently separating it with some heat and a playing card or other tool to break the seal you should not have black spots. I replaced my battery and no black spots. However, the instructions I saw said to not pry too much on the sides of the screen. I think that is because you can force some of the seal onto the underside of the screen. I found some of that when reassembling my phone. Had to gently scrape and pull it out with tweezers. After that no black spot or streaks. I suspect prying hard enough to bend the screen may also damage it. The screen needs to be heated and then gently break the seal around the edge and lift evenly until the entire screen comes up a bit from the main body. Don't force it or bend the screen.
Hello sir, I have Moto g5 plus and from some days I am facing a charging issue with this when I connected to the charger it charge well, after removing charging jack it's still showing charging, so it's battery drain fast please help me sir
It requires great care and patience. It's not something the average person should attempt. I'm an engineer and was successful, but it took hours to complete the job.
I'll take water resist over easy battery replacement. Easier to resell a phone with poor battery condition than one with water damage. But clearly battery replace is something it's pay to have done rather than do it myself.
Unfortunately the failure mode is often where the battery swells up which will eventually cracks the screen or damage the digitizer (and as soon as it visibly swells the case, you've lost all water resistance). Even paying someone to do the battery replacement will not restore any water resistance it originally had. I did the repair myself, it was quite time intensive (took hours) and required great patience, it's not for most people.
I bought mine at costco. it has been almost 9 months and the battery is starting to give out....but not a problem....costco will replace or repair it....and if they can't (and it is probably cheaper to just give me a new phone) they will replace it. I knew about this flaw in the design when I bought it.....that is why i bought it at costco that has an iron tight guarantee.
Mine is failing now at only 16 months old with the battery expanding to the point the screen is bulging in the middle. This shouldn't happen until at least 30 months, especially since I am very careful with the battery never completely discharging it. The battery has lasted much longer on all other phones I've had.
I was successful in changing out the battery largely following this video. It is tricky to get the screen off intact requiring considerable time and patience. I don't recommend this for everyone as there is certainly a good change of breaking something. I had all the tools in the video plus "manufactured" some just for the purpose. I did not need to detach the screen from the motherboard, nor take out the motherboard. This saved some time, but it still took hours.
@@Zeric1 Agree. You don't have to remove the motherboard. Just need to be careful when prying out the battery to break the adhesive holding it to the case. Don't pry on anything that looks like electronics. Pull up on the tab and try to get under the battery with one of the small plastic pry tools. The battery might bend but it is no good anyway so no harm if it does. I can imagine that you don't need to remove the screen completely but not difficult to do that. By the time you get to the battery just need to remove a few connectors to get the screen out of the way. Might be better for some people to do that rather than take a chance on damaging the connectors or the screen.
i fixed it my moto g5 restarted a lot and my lock button was stucked it still happenes sometimes do u know how to fix it ? i just shake my phone until it stops being stuck :V sorry bad english :v
why didn't you just remove the back? You had to use the heat gun and a pry tool anyway and it's a lot easier to get to it from the back than the front period I used this procedure and even though it was my fault I damaged the display fingerprint sensor and proximity sensor and the phone now has a big bulge in it
NO IT IS CHINA'S FAULT FOR SELLING THEIR EXPENSIVE CELL PHONES THAT YOU CANNOT GET TO FIX THEIR D GARBAGE DUMPED ON AMERICANS , HARD TO GET BACKS OFF, YOU DESTROY THE PHONE TRUING TO CHANGE THE BATTERY, SIM CARDS , THAT SHOULD BE EASY TO PUT IN AND TAKE OUT , TO FIND THEIR INFO. IS WRONG ABOUT THE EXPENSIVE PHONE YOU BOUGHT, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE D BACK OFF TO PUT IN SIMS CARD. THE PRICE AMERICANS PAYED FOR CHEAP LABOR PRODUCTS . NOT COUNTING THE D CORONA VIRUS MADE IN CHINA YES, I AM YELLING,
Agree you should do that. If not at least touch a metal object once in a while to dissipate the static electricity in your body so you don't zap the electronics in the phone.
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bro why i don know. i cant use my moto g5 without charging.when i using without charging its automatic offs. why?
It is just obscene how difficult they make it to replace the most likely part to wear out an fail. I've done my share of laptops and PCB board repairs but this is just so unnecessary. Some industrial engineers should be very embarrassed. These devices would last twice as long for most people if they could do one or two battery swaps though a cover plate with snaps and a gasket like older models; or even a few screws. There has to be a better way; this just makes me want to chuck it (which is of course the idea).
P.S. this is a great guide though if I do decide to grit my teeth and actually take an hour or two and try this (don't forget this guy does this all the time and makes it look easy; i.e. he has the touch).
I doubt if the engineers are embarrassed, I'm sure they were told to make battery replacement as difficult as possible.
It's not really very difficult when you've done it once. There are much worse models to open than this. To make devices smaller and to be able to use batteries with thinner exterior requires this as well. If the back just plopped open like in an old school Nokia and revealed all the internals people would break them much more often and the devices would be more at risk with dust and moisture.
Speak with your wallets and refuse to buy from brands that engage in such anti-consumer wasteful practices.
Yes, a battery replacement could in principle be just as easy as swapping out a SIM card. As others have also pointed out, certain manufacturers are intentionally making it more difficult than necessary to replace the battery. Can you imagine having to go through a 15+ step procedure to change the battery on your car? The "its microelectronics" argument doesn't hold water when it comes to replacing a phone battery because neither the component you want to swap out nor its connections are microscopic.
Great guide, I successfully changed the battery in my G5 plus. FYI- I didn't need to detach the screen or remove the motherboard which saved some time. It requires great care to do this way, but it can be done. I had to "make" a tool out of a thin piece of plastic to slide under the battery to "cut" the glue.
@tzaunie since my phone is back together it's not really possible to do a tutorial at this point. Taking it apart was time consuming and carried the risk of breaking something. Just to clarify, when I said I didn't need to detach the screen, I meant I didn't remove the cables from the motherboard, obviously it has to be separated from the body.
Not clear. It does not look as if you need to remove the mother board at all though.
I get the feeling they don't want you in there.
poor design.
1.remove lcd
2.remove motherboard
Why moto make this things so complicated???
How are they going to sell you new phones all the time if they make it easy to fix?
Just avoid buy phones like this. The original Moto G5 has a removable battery. Pocket-vote against this kind of behavior. ;)
Well, keep in mind that the plus side is a water proof/resistant phone. That's the trade-off and a feature consumers are looking for. Additionally, many folks are in replacement mode before the device needs a battery replacement due to the hardware improvements that are still coming fast and furious.
If you really want to replace the battery down the road, there are places and UA-cam videos (for the brave) that'll do it.
You can buy a Moto G5 instead. The battery is easy to swap.
But with the Moto G5 Plus, changing the battery is like solving a Chinese puzzle box.
Very bad design...worst in the world
I think it’s be faster and easier for me to grow some trees from which to get kindling so that I could start a fire and send smoke signals to my mom who I needed to text before my phone went into boot-loop mode.
Love your logo, though! 👍😃
Today I am successfully replaced the battery in my G5 Plus. I am very happy, that I can use my phone next 5 years. But the manufacturer (Lenovo) is not happy, that I don't have to buy new phone! 😀
forgive me if i am missing something but, what is "the other part"? i did not see it removed. what is the purpose?
Omg...the one thing that always goes bad is the most hidden away and hard to get to 😭
I tried this on my g3 and the screen stopped working after, but I did forget to remove two hidden screws and I guess I used too much force before I realised my mistake. Now my g5 battery has swollen so I guess it has to be changed. I vowed never to get one with a battery like this again, I saw the g5 had a removable battery so I assumed the g5s which I bought did too - a big big mistake! It does not. Looks real hard to change but what else can I do? I fear i will break it trying ☹
is it safe and routine way to open screen and change battery. or one should not buy not this phone
this reply is a bit late, but I personally prefer phones where you only have to remove back covers, without having to disassemble the front screen. That being said, it seems like more and more phones are built the way the moto g5 plus is :/
Depends. The battery will probably last about 2 years. Mine did. At that point many will just buy another phone. Takes some time, effort and a bit of handyman skill to replace the battery but it is not that hard if you are handy with tools and small parts.
@@galtha5824 it's been 3 n a half years. Now I want the replacement for this phone.. that's worth the money I guess
@@galtha5824 I got the g5+ as soon as It came out. About four years now no issues
I'm a Moto G5 S Plus user. My problem is that my turbo charger doesn't work properly. If I restart my phone, then my phone charges in about an hour and after 2-3 charging cycles, charging becomes extremely slow. If I again restart my phone, it again start charging quickly but only for 2-3 cycles, as stated early. I have to restart my phone every alternate day for "turbo charging". Pls advise. Thanks.
manish kumar The last ten percent or so always takes longer. That's just the way it is with all fast chargers.
That's how my Moto G5 Plus is also, plus battery drains very quickly.
That's usually a bad charging wire not the phone
The battery price at $9 is good. But then you add tools, that brings it to $16.50, and for me shipping cost brings it up to $29. That's not all that bad, but it does look like a real pain to do the job. I may gamble the $29 when my battery gets worse.
I discovered that with my G5 Plus phone removing the motherboard was not necessary. I could not remove the one screw that holds the motherboard in after trying for some time. The cheap phillips screwdriver that came with the battery started to wear out and the phillips female part of the screw was starting to show wear also. Frustrated, I watched the video again and it looked like if I was careful where I pryed I could probably break loose the glue without removing the motherboard. Tried that and it worked great. Replaced the battery and reassembled the phone. Working good so far. Time will tell if the new battery is better than the old one but it should be.
have any Moto X 2nd gen battery fuc or replacement vids? I'll take a look on your lists.
one thing I really wanna suggest is get a new phone.This phone gets shittier with time,with no latest updates and trash usage of memory as well as battery, it's enough for me to through it away like a ball :)))
Impossible for me. I was able to remove successfully the screen using a air heater, a debit card and a suction cup. But the 19 screws in the next step were impossible to remove. I was able to remove 5 ot 6 screws, but the rest were so hardly screwed that it was impossible to remove with my home screwdrivers. I tried hard, but in this case Motorola gains, programmed obsolescence gains, regular people and humanity loses.
Where i can find double side adhesive for moto g5 plus?
You don't have to remove the motherboard. Just use a few drops of 91% isopropyl around the battery to soften the adhesive and pull using the black tab.
Yeah you can remove the battery pretty easy without taking off the MB. Just head up the back a little and pull the convenient tab. Getting the screen off with out ruining it however, thats a trick. I ended up with lines and black spots.
If you did not pry too hard on the screen before gently separating it with some heat and a playing card or other tool to break the seal you should not have black spots. I replaced my battery and no black spots. However, the instructions I saw said to not pry too much on the sides of the screen. I think that is because you can force some of the seal onto the underside of the screen. I found some of that when reassembling my phone. Had to gently scrape and pull it out with tweezers. After that no black spot or streaks. I suspect prying hard enough to bend the screen may also damage it. The screen needs to be heated and then gently break the seal around the edge and lift evenly until the entire screen comes up a bit from the main body. Don't force it or bend the screen.
Hello sir, I have Moto g5 plus and from some days I am facing a charging issue with this when I connected to the charger it charge well, after removing charging jack it's still showing charging, so it's battery drain fast please help me sir
Does the "other part" (edge adhesive) come with the battery?
no, but they sell it separately. Seems to be good quality.
I did that and my screen broke..😫😫
It requires great care and patience. It's not something the average person should attempt. I'm an engineer and was successful, but it took hours to complete the job.
En que pensaba el ingeniero al diseñar esta forma de cambiar la bateria?????
Seems difficult :(
can you please compare Z PLAY with S8 Speed test
How to replace charging IC for moto g5 splus
No sound in the video
Hope the battery on this phone lasts a while...
I'll take water resist over easy battery replacement. Easier to resell a phone with poor battery condition than one with water damage. But clearly battery replace is something it's pay to have done rather than do it myself.
Unfortunately the failure mode is often where the battery swells up which will eventually cracks the screen or damage the digitizer (and as soon as it visibly swells the case, you've lost all water resistance). Even paying someone to do the battery replacement will not restore any water resistance it originally had. I did the repair myself, it was quite time intensive (took hours) and required great patience, it's not for most people.
I remember when the Android heads used to laugh at iPhone for not having a user serviceable battery... Now look at you....
But there are some Android phones that are fully user serviceable such as the Fairphone.
Hola 😀
This video is 5yr ago, well than my moto need to be tossed.
Never buying another phone with a difficult battery removal if I can help it...
how will you now? no seller will tell you.
@@Michael.Huxley I will use these things called eyes and fingers to find out.
I bought mine at costco. it has been almost 9 months and the battery is starting to give out....but not a problem....costco will replace or repair it....and if they can't (and it is probably cheaper to just give me a new phone) they will replace it. I knew about this flaw in the design when I bought it.....that is why i bought it at costco that has an iron tight guarantee.
Mine is failing now at only 16 months old with the battery expanding to the point the screen is bulging in the middle. This shouldn't happen until at least 30 months, especially since I am very careful with the battery never completely discharging it. The battery has lasted much longer on all other phones I've had.
@tzaunie Yes, it is stock. Not rooted or anything special.
I was successful in changing out the battery largely following this video. It is tricky to get the screen off intact requiring considerable time and patience. I don't recommend this for everyone as there is certainly a good change of breaking something. I had all the tools in the video plus "manufactured" some just for the purpose. I did not need to detach the screen from the motherboard, nor take out the motherboard. This saved some time, but it still took hours.
@@Zeric1 Agree. You don't have to remove the motherboard. Just need to be careful when prying out the battery to break the adhesive holding it to the case. Don't pry on anything that looks like electronics. Pull up on the tab and try to get under the battery with one of the small plastic pry tools. The battery might bend but it is no good anyway so no harm if it does. I can imagine that you don't need to remove the screen completely but not difficult to do that. By the time you get to the battery just need to remove a few connectors to get the screen out of the way. Might be better for some people to do that rather than take a chance on damaging the connectors or the screen.
Don't need to disconnect the screen or remove motherboard.
Do you go in the back fir this?.
@@BBKrish not sure what ur asking. I wrote it to indicate that connectors don't need disconnected as u can replace bat with screen held to the side.
Igor Katsman I see a few more comments that describe how todo this without removal of MB. Thanks.
what if my block button is stuck?
i fixed it my moto g5 restarted a lot and my lock button was stucked it still happenes sometimes do u know how to fix it ? i just shake my phone until it stops being stuck :V sorry bad english :v
why didn't you just remove the back? You had to use the heat gun and a pry tool anyway and it's a lot easier to get to it from the back than the front period I used this procedure and even though it was my fault I damaged the display fingerprint sensor and proximity sensor and the phone now has a big bulge in it
NO IT IS CHINA'S FAULT FOR SELLING THEIR EXPENSIVE CELL PHONES THAT YOU CANNOT GET TO FIX THEIR D GARBAGE DUMPED ON AMERICANS , HARD TO GET BACKS OFF, YOU DESTROY THE PHONE TRUING TO CHANGE THE BATTERY, SIM CARDS , THAT SHOULD BE EASY TO PUT IN AND TAKE OUT , TO FIND THEIR INFO. IS WRONG ABOUT THE EXPENSIVE PHONE YOU BOUGHT, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE D BACK OFF TO PUT IN SIMS CARD. THE PRICE AMERICANS PAYED FOR CHEAP LABOR PRODUCTS . NOT COUNTING THE D CORONA VIRUS MADE IN CHINA YES, I AM YELLING,
sir mera battery percentage revers jata hain plz help
Was it fixed?
Mera bhi
I wouldnt try this at home
I would wear a static wrist strap while doing this.
Agree you should do that. If not at least touch a metal object once in a while to dissipate the static electricity in your body so you don't zap the electronics in the phone.