Fixit’s annual iPhone teardown shows how debond-on-demand adhesive works and the mechanics of Apple’s new Camera button.

The positive red clip goes to the iPhone 16 battery's silver tab, and the black one to the grounding screw on the bottom right that holds down the speaker. In 90 seconds or less, the battery can simply be removed from the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, scoring the two phones the unprecedented repairability number of 7/10 from iFixit.

The recently launched iPhone 16 has introduced a unique feature — an electrically debondable adhesive for its battery enclosure. This innovation was revealed during a teardown by iFixit, made possible due to Apple 's release of repair manuals on the same day as the phone's launch.

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