So around the time it was revealed that the 6a batteries were defective the battery in my phone started swelling and now won’t hold a charge. I’ve waited to see if Ifixit would get any more stock but I just emailed them earlier this morning and they told me that they won’t have any stock in the foreseeable future.

Does anyone know of a way to get any batteries? Preferably official ones but a reliable third party one will work too.

UPDATE: I think I might just buy a refurbished Pixel 7 and return the replacement parts I already bought to Ifixit, that depends on if Google actually gives me the $100 that I requested.

UPDATE 2: I was awoken with an email notification this morning that said that Ifixit had been restocked with 15 6a batteries, I have bought one.

    • risc@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      I’ve already submitted for this 10 days ago, I asked for the $100 at the time because I expected the batteries to be restocked eventually, haven’t heard any responses from google since.

      • trolske@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Check your spam folder. I applied for the store credit and got an answer within 48h, but it went straight to my spam

        • risc@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          I’ve been checking my spam folder constantly since the request, the only things that have appeared in there are aliexpress emails sadly.

          • trolske@feddit.orgEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            Hm, I’m in the EU, in a country where a battery swap is not offered.
            Maybe that makes a difference.

  • AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    I imagine we’re not in the same country so this is of relatively little use, but I had a gander and it does look like they’re in pretty low stock across the board. Some of the places that are out of stock have the price in the range of £20-£50. The only ones that are in stock are like £90, which speaks to how short in supply they are.

    I can’t offer any advice unfortunately. In the past, I’ve found hard-to-source parts on sites like AliExpress, but I would personally feel nervous about doing this for a battery. I’m likely over cautious, but it’s hard to tell what is sufficiently legit, and batteries are scary.

  • Randomgal@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    If you go to their website they have a tool to find the nearest repair shop to you that can do the repair.