Apple locks down iPhone batteries, warns users against unauthorized third-party battery repairs

Apple has activated a dormant software lock on the iPhone’s battery that affects how iOS software treats unauthorized third-party battery replacements.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for ZDNet:The software lock was highlighted by iFixit when the company came across a video by The Art of Repair showing the software in lock in action.Apple is using a secure memory key built into the battery to lock the battery to the iPhones at the factory. The side effect of this is that if you replace the battery