If you don’t notice an issue, there is no reason to replace the battery.
But if Google now puts a fat “your battery needs to be replaced” notification, those users who didn’t even notice an issue are driven to buy a new phone out of fear their phone will explode.
Now that is a good point. The average consumer will see that and think “gollygee I better spend more money.” They don’t have the knowledge needed to protect themselves.
If you don’t notice an issue, there is no reason to replace the battery.
But if Google now puts a fat “your battery needs to be replaced” notification, those users who didn’t even notice an issue are driven to buy a new phone out of fear their phone will explode.
Now that is a good point. The average consumer will see that and think “gollygee I better spend more money.” They don’t have the knowledge needed to protect themselves.
Yes, this is definitely an anti-consumer feature! /s