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a32 5g battery died and samshit wont repair it because of magisk, so i made this meme
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this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2024
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While this is some bullshit companies pull, you don't have third party repair companies in your area?
samsung does bullshit where the parts have serial codes paired to the phone or whatever and you need to match it using their proprietary software for it to function. apple does it too.
Do you have a source for this? I've tried looking up anything online to see if this is something Samsung started to do but couldn't find anything. I am also seeing 3rd party batteries available on Amazon for the a32 5g.
Here's an example that seems to have good reviews. Couldn't find anything in the reviews that say the battery needed to be paired.
Edit: battery said it wasn't for a32 5g here's another https://a.co/d/7Zy2N88
iFixit article on part pairing (samsung is called out): https://www.ifixit.com/News/69320/how-parts-pairing-kills-independent-repair
Video about samsung actually implementing part pairing: https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=zGLQ9ZRntZo
Looking though that it looks like Samsung made a comment
Samsung’s representative stated:
“I’m unfamiliar with the specific variables that could have come into play with this repair or the unsubstantiated comments from Mr. Jeffrey. What I can tell you is that there is no requirement to pair parts on our smartphones. If a repair were conducted correctly, a device would not lose functionality.”
I was checking to see if anyone made any additional comments on the Hugh Jeffreys video and someone said they replaced the screen but kept the fingerprint sensor and it still worked fine. I believe replacing the battery with a 3rd party option should still have the device working fine.
Hugh left a comment on the video as well: