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Yes, they moved all their batteries away from glued adhesives to "Command Strips" pull-tab style adhesive pads. Same pads have been on the laptops for a bit as well. The latest iPhone also rotated the guts to where the battery is easier to get to and does not require removal of the logic board.

https://www.ifixit.com/News/100693/more-modular-than-ever-be...

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I’m something like 3 for 20 lifetime in getting those CommandStrip style adhesives to release completely, no matter how many videos I watch for technique.

Yeah at this point I don't even bother, just heat up the phone with a hair dryer until it's hot to touch and then rip out the battery, never got one out in anything else but a horribly bent condition. Pro tip: discharge the device to 0% before, so that if it's accidentally pierced during that delicate process it won't set everything on fire. If I ever need to do the same thing with a laptop, I'll try to get my hands on a barrel of sand just in case..

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