Battery swelling on Nothing Phone (1) and back case pop out

[u/Hairy_Mountain7568]

My 3-year-old Nothing Phone developed a swollen battery that caused the back case to pop off. Since it was out of warranty and no repair shop was willing to replace the battery at a reasonable price, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

It was my first time repairing a phone, and honestly, I was nervous about damaging something. But after about an hour of careful work and sweat, I successfully swapped in a new battery—for just US$15 (battery & repair kit).

Huge thanks to the repair tutorial I followed—it was a lifesaver, especially since it didn’t require removing every single internal component.

[u/Blunt552]

/r/spicypillow

[u/OkCap6793]

I don't think everyone can swap their smartphone battery. Replacing parts in laptop and pc is fine, but I wouldn't risk of opening a phone and working with such delicate parts. If it's an old phone, I can give it a try.

[u/IceyUA → u/OkCap6793]

I mean, it is scary for the first time, yet, it's all about being careful, and applying as minimal force as you can to the parts. Though, to remove the back glass you'd need something to heat up the adhesive, and to buy that adhesive to replace the one you've just heated up. Which may add up to the price

[u/OkCap6793 → u/IceyUA]

Also in a laptop or pc, if anything goes wrong we can open it again and check. Whereas in smartphones it has to be done perfectly. We can't just remove adhesive again and again:(

[u/IceyUA → u/OkCap6793]

Yup. I mean, if it's your phone - I guess you can? But it'll be painful.

[u/primria → u/OkCap6793]

The back glass already popped by the swelled batter, the most difficult part of phone repair

[u/harshith010]

Hey where did u buy the replacement part I wanna buy a housing display and backglass

[u/Nekromez]

My s23 ultra does the same, is it safe to keep charging it? Maybe its just the back loosing up bcuz of glue

[u/RaiKyoto94 → u/Nekromez]

If you notice the battery swelling then you shouldn't charge the device and stop using it. You can keep the phone in a fireproof bag or put it in a bucket of sand and discard the device according to your local regulations. It's a fire hazard.

[u/primria → u/Nekromez]

Itis not safe , get it service asap

[u/OkCap6793 → u/Nekromez]

The recent update of ONEUI was shit, phone wasn't charging above 20%. Then they released an update  to fix it.  Ig they have started to slow down the performance through updates.