Apple blocks iPhone feature if you go elsewhere to replace the battery

Apple is looking to prevent iPhone users from having aftermarket batteries purchased and installed on their handsets. According to iFix it (via 9to5Mac), unless the original battery on an iPhone is replaced by Apple itself, a message will appear in Settings > Battery under Battery Health. The message will warn you that the battery needs to be serviced and usually appears when the battery on an iPhone is weak enough to negatively impact the performance of the phone. But now the message is appearing even if a new battery has been installed- unless it has been installed by an Apple Genius or an authorized service provider.
In 2016, Apple punished those who used a third-party repair shop to fix a problem with the Touch ID button
Back in 2017, Apple discovered that some iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models were shutting down when confronted with a complex task. The company figured out that this was happening because the batteries inside these units were getting old and weak. Unable to generate enough power to drive the processor to complete these tasks, the phones shut down. So with the iOS 10.2.1 update, the company secretly installed software that allowed it to throttle the CPU speeds on these models. At the end of the year, Apple admitted what it had done.
To make amends with an upset customer base, Apple apologized and offered discounted $29 battery replacements, a $50 discount from the regular place. The special price lasted for one year. And to allow iPhone users to judge for themselves whether their battery needs to be replaced, the company added a Battery Health Indicator in iOS 11.3. But it is this indicator that Apple is blocking access to by those who don't have an Apple Genius or authorized service provider handle the replacement of the battery on their iPhone. And if this also sounds familiar, in 2016 those who had a faulty connector on their iPhone's Touch ID/Home button fixed by a third party were punished. An error 53 message bricked those units that weren't repaired by Apple or an authorized center. This was a feature that Apple had designed into the phone in order to have a say in who was able to fix the device.
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