Thanks guy. Where did you buy ur battery from? If u don't mind. I've looked at dozens and want to make sure i get a perfect fit and best battery for the buck. Thanks again.
I was able to get an original FX30 battery with the curved back. A single site regularly reported having the curved back version, but it seemed always to be out of stock. I kept checking and pounced on it when it showed up for a short time. I was very nervous about trying to bend one of the flat Lithium Ion batteries available that are posted for sale in many places. The batteries just seem too fragile to risk bending and creating broken internal cells. I successfully installed it following the instructions in this video and comments elsewhere. All went smoothly. I removed the adhesive from the plastic back (a pain), but left the residue in the phone itself and used one of the pre-cut adhesive backs available on Amazon. The 20 screws easily came out using a T4 screwdriver which seemed to fit well and was recommended by several commenters on a variety of sites.. Several people have reported stripping their screws with a T3 as recommended by some. This replacement was very doable. Thanks for putting the video together.
Thank you so much. I purchased the 3300 mah replacement battery doesn’t fit in. Please what can I do. I noticed the 3000 battery isn’t capable to do Motorola x pure edition justify. I don’t want to just throw the phone away. Any suggestions on where to get right battery to buy and ship to Nigeria. Please help me.
Great video, watched it once and did the job from memory on two phones. I took some tiny screws and drove them through the back cover and in to the plastic tabs on the battery retainer/housing to keep the back from peeling back off. Those plastic tabs are soft enough and thick enough to accept a 2 mm long screw. Bonus, this will make the project easier if/when there is a next time. I did lose NFC functionality on one phone, but that's not a big deal, there are a variety of other ways to transfer data.
Hey atari. Would you mind doing a video or linking a video of how to replace a broken micro usb port? The male piece that accepts the charge broke out and into one of my micro usb charging cables today. Thanks
Hi .. thanks for the video..I'm using d same moto x style for 2 years now...And now it is running on 7.0 Android version...n I'm facing same problem with the battery....so is d phone battery performing well after the replacement of new one? cous if it is..I need to do replacement as well !!
Don't forget his X Style is running marshmallow not nougat 7 you can tell by the splash screen I've only heard bad reports for battery life after upgrade to nougat
Nice. If it's glued I will break it, if it's plastic I will break it, if it's screwed I will strip it. Great video it reminds me of when I took apart my camera to fix the auto focus lights in the view finder. I was so nervous lol the glue had failed and I had to glue it back in place lol
+RealQuickChris Oh, adhesive failures are the worst when it's something inside that can't be otherwise mechanically fastened! I used to get really nervous about opening things up, but I figure at this point if I can't get it back together, it wasn't worth using in the first place, lol! I have had my share of "pucker jobs", though! My Nexus 5 teardown was a little bit like that because it didn't *quite* go back together right the first time and I had to play with it and little more and edit that in, lol!
I am trying this right now and I cannot find the tabs you are talking about to release the display screen and motherboard from the back. There are two copper connections that are holding it together.
Love my Moto X Pure. Thanks for the info! I've swapped the battery for my wife's Moto and am getting ready to do the same on mine. One side question - how well does the wireless charger adapter work, compared to the standard turbo charger? Just trying to get a feel for recharge time differences between the two. Thanks Again!
Hi, thanks for the video. After installing the new battery the scrolling is very sluggish and erratic. Also it is very touch sensitive where it clicks on a video rather than scrolling the screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mark
Does replacing the battery fix the overheating issues? My Moto x pure drains battery really fast and always overheats and is uncomfortably hot to hold.
It should fix any issues. Your battery is very likely in need of replacement. In the unlikely event that it continues to give you problems, it could be your charger.
Did you do anything after replacing the battery, like deleting the battery stats or something? I replaced the battery and the new one doesn't seem much better than the old one.
I just got finished changing the battery in my phone just about 5 minutes ago. Overall it took me about an hour. What a pain in the ass. Cleaning off the old adhesive was the worst. The replacement battery I got off of Amazon wasn't curved like the original, despite them both being "genuine" Motorola FX30 batteries. I have to admit, yours is not the video I followed, since I stumbled across your video AFTER I got everything back together. One detail you missed were the two pulltabs that allow you to pull away the glue strips that hold the battery to the cradle. It's almost like the 3m command strips where if you pull straight on them they should break the adhesiveness and the battery should come out with no problem. Not saying your video is not informative or entertaining, but just saying that watching the other videos helped me out immensely.
lol you are all over the place. Good video though. Wondering what battery you replaced with because some of what I am reading is that there are some bunk batteries out there..
The Pixel is a great phone from what I've been reading! I'm going to keep this thing running as long as I can. Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for more teardowns and builds, too!
Those wonderful golden days of just opening the back cover, replace the battery, replace the back cover all under 5 seconds are just gone. Isn't it? Who knows next time the companies will make disposable phones that you have to throw away after 10 months. Taking away our freedom and also increasing e waste.
So I tried this, but now my phone won't turn on :( I lost one of the 20 screws somehow. Do you need all screws for the phone to turn on? btw the battery IS hooked up, because I get the battery charging screen when I plug it in. The phone just wont boot up. Tried power+volume up, still no luck.
You likely have a loose connection somewhere. Those ribbon cables are notoriously persnickety! Take her back apart and make sure that all the connections are nice and tight!
So... if a guy takes out the silver screw which holds on the volume and power buttons , how do I turn around the bad day and fix it so those buttons work again?
I did do this because I did not watch your video first. Other videos take these volume and power buttons out. I can get them back in pretty easily, but they do not work now. Anything I can do to get them to work again?
Ouch. You're going to have to really play with it to see if you can get the buttons to line back up properly with the momentary switches underneath. Sorry I can't be much more help that that, but it's really just going to take a bit of patience and a lot of finesse!
screw it dont glue it lol, I was just yelling the other day screw it dont zip tie it when I was taking the rear bumper off the 300 lol hashtag Idiots! nice kit you picked up buddy, If the woman dont find you attractive make sure they find you useful ;-)
I swapped batteries and ended up with worse battery life, plus pressure marks on the screen after a month. Cracked the thing open three months later to find out what the holdup was and found that the replacement had swollen a bit. Put the old one back in and axed Magisk in favor of SuperSu, and things are moderately better. Some of the pressure marks are gone too. Knockoff batteries are garbage, which is sad because that seems to be all that is available. Especially so, given that this is probably one of my favorite smartphones of all time.
I think that will just carry a extra power pack with me, my luck end up breaking the phone or lose half it's function, to bad can't be where a number of phone, remove the back cover, take out the old, put in the new and snap back the rear cover, Time less than 5 minutes, this one seems take all day and night
Sure the Motorola X pure is a nice phone which would be tempting to replace the battery on so you can keep it longer but I just got a Motorola G5 plus which includes a fingerprint sensor for a hundred and forty bucks on eBay and it comes with a brand new battery lol. I would Like to know how much you spent by the time you bought the battery and the tools and all the time to fix this dead battery problem.
Great video. I just want to add my 2 cents on this process. I ordered the best kit I could off Amazon, with battery and tools, seemed nice. Here's the hard part of this. Its not the glue on the back, although that bad too. It's the screw heads strip out really easily. Of the twenty, I had 11 that would not come out. I ended up using a Dremel tool to grind the heads off. This was a NIGHTMARE. This phone has never been the same, and I will never, I mean never buy another Motorola. (Three of them all had issues, Samsung no issues seamless Bluetooth other apps work better Motorola is not the way to go). Why would anyone in there right mind secure the battery with twenty T3 screws with super soft heads? Perhaps they don't want you to change the battery? Hmmmm....
You should use something like TeeSpring to make and sell some shirts. Selling one shirt would probably net you 100x what you would make in ad revenue per 1000 views :)
Why can't people just make a video about the exact task they set out to do?? Why make the video 4 times longer adding unwanted nonsense? Just show me how to remove the back and replace the battery. Done. I don't care where you go to get your fucking screwdrivers.
Thanks guy. Where did you buy ur battery from? If u don't mind. I've looked at dozens and want to make sure i get a perfect fit and best battery for the buck. Thanks again.
Links for everything I used are in the description! You're welcome!
www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-FX30-for-Motorola-Moto-X-Pure-Edition-XT1570-Authorized-OEM/113153069153
@@PedroMartinez9 Thanks Pedro. Seen so many out there but wanted original Motorola. Thanks again.
@@peterford9369 you're welcome
replacement battery is flat. orig is curved. you didnt care to mention that difference?
Saved my favorite phone!
No way I could give up those stereo speakers
I was able to get an original FX30 battery with the curved back. A single site regularly reported having the curved back version, but it seemed always to be out of stock. I kept checking and pounced on it when it showed up for a short time. I was very nervous about trying to bend one of the flat Lithium Ion batteries available that are posted for sale in many places. The batteries just seem too fragile to risk bending and creating broken internal cells. I successfully installed it following the instructions in this video and comments elsewhere. All went smoothly. I removed the adhesive from the plastic back (a pain), but left the residue in the phone itself and used one of the pre-cut adhesive backs available on Amazon. The 20 screws easily came out using a T4 screwdriver which seemed to fit well and was recommended by several commenters on a variety of sites.. Several people have reported stripping their screws with a T3 as recommended by some. This replacement was very doable. Thanks for putting the video together.
Good call on connecting the battery first. It's pretty much impossible to put the battery back in the tray and then try to connect it. Thanks!
Good video outside of the unexpected ear rape for the battery warning.
Thank you so much. I purchased the 3300 mah replacement battery doesn’t fit in. Please what can I do. I noticed the 3000 battery isn’t capable to do Motorola x pure edition justify. I don’t want to just throw the phone away. Any suggestions on where to get right battery to buy and ship to Nigeria. Please help me.
2:35 - A cynical person might get the idea that they would prefer everyone to throw stuff away after a year or so and *never* try to repair anything.
This might be true. This is how I fight back in my own tiny, insignificant way. Thanks for watching!
Great video, watched it once and did the job from memory on two phones.
I took some tiny screws and drove them through the back cover and in to the plastic tabs on the battery retainer/housing to keep the back from peeling back off. Those plastic tabs are soft enough and thick enough to accept a 2 mm long screw. Bonus, this will make the project easier if/when there is a next time. I did lose NFC functionality on one phone, but that's not a big deal, there are a variety of other ways to transfer data.
Hey atari. Would you mind doing a video or linking a video of how to replace a broken micro usb port? The male piece that accepts the charge broke out and into one of my micro usb charging cables today. Thanks
Please told me which moto sat battery match wiht moto x pure edition xt1575 because this sat battery not available in pakistan
Hi .. thanks for the video..I'm using d same moto x style for 2 years now...And now it is running on 7.0 Android version...n I'm facing same problem with the battery....so is d phone battery performing well after the replacement of new one? cous if it is..I need to do replacement as well !!
+Harshith K Yes, one month in and the matter is performing like new! Thanks for watching!
Don't forget his X Style is running marshmallow not nougat 7 you can tell by the splash screen I've only heard bad reports for battery life after upgrade to nougat
What is a self healing mat?
Nice. If it's glued I will break it, if it's plastic I will break it, if it's screwed I will strip it. Great video it reminds me of when I took apart my camera to fix the auto focus lights in the view finder. I was so nervous lol the glue had failed and I had to glue it back in place lol
+RealQuickChris Oh, adhesive failures are the worst when it's something inside that can't be otherwise mechanically fastened! I used to get really nervous about opening things up, but I figure at this point if I can't get it back together, it wasn't worth using in the first place, lol! I have had my share of "pucker jobs", though! My Nexus 5 teardown was a little bit like that because it didn't *quite* go back together right the first time and I had to play with it and little more and edit that in, lol!
I am trying this right now and I cannot find the tabs you are talking about to release the display screen and motherboard from the back. There are two copper connections that are holding it together.
Love my Moto X Pure. Thanks for the info! I've swapped the battery for my wife's Moto and am getting ready to do the same on mine. One side question - how well does the wireless charger adapter work, compared to the standard turbo charger? Just trying to get a feel for recharge time differences between the two. Thanks Again!
Turbo charger is much faster. Wireless adapter is best for overnight charges or times when the device is sitting idly.
Thanks for providing the video. You may want to check the Amazon links, which are no longer valid.
Hi, thanks for the video. After installing the new battery the scrolling is very sluggish and erratic. Also it is very touch sensitive where it clicks on a video rather than scrolling the screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mark
Great info. Thanks for showing us how to do this.
Thanks for watching!
+Johnny Dooough That's what I do, man! Thanks for watching!
So... How much will you charge me if I just sent my phone to you too replace the battery,?
Does replacing the battery fix the overheating issues? My Moto x pure drains battery really fast and always overheats and is uncomfortably hot to hold.
It should fix any issues. Your battery is very likely in need of replacement. In the unlikely event that it continues to give you problems, it could be your charger.
Same thinking of replacing the battery
@@AirborneSurfer A good battery app helps too.
held this phone in my hand the other day after not using it for 3 years and I had forgotten how much I had liked it
Did you do anything after replacing the battery, like deleting the battery stats or something? I replaced the battery and the new one doesn't seem much better than the old one.
No, it just went straight to work!
I just got finished changing the battery in my phone just about 5 minutes ago. Overall it took me about an hour. What a pain in the ass. Cleaning off the old adhesive was the worst. The replacement battery I got off of Amazon wasn't curved like the original, despite them both being "genuine" Motorola FX30 batteries. I have to admit, yours is not the video I followed, since I stumbled across your video AFTER I got everything back together. One detail you missed were the two pulltabs that allow you to pull away the glue strips that hold the battery to the cradle. It's almost like the 3m command strips where if you pull straight on them they should break the adhesiveness and the battery should come out with no problem. Not saying your video is not informative or entertaining, but just saying that watching the other videos helped me out immensely.
Glad you were able to find the answer you were looking for. Alas, my Moto X did not have the same type of adhesive inside! Thanks for watching!
There's a delightful hole beside the sim card tray to be used to remove the back cover. yvw
Sir after battery replacement the backup is fine? Or it drains.. and after nougat battery life is better or not?
The replacement battery is still running strong!
AirborneSurfer ok thanks.. after android 7 update battery backup is good ?
Such a helpful video, thank you!
+All Things Riv It's my mission to help you take charge of your tech! Thanks for watching!
lol you are all over the place. Good video though. Wondering what battery you replaced with because some of what I am reading is that there are some bunk batteries out there..
Too bad I didn't see this a year ago... my Moto X battery got all swollen, and I replaced it with a Pixel.
Happy with the Pixel though.
The Pixel is a great phone from what I've been reading! I'm going to keep this thing running as long as I can. Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for more teardowns and builds, too!
@James Crum how did you know was swollen
very good advice
Thanks for watching!
Great video!
+Brian Burke Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe for more how to, teardown, and other adventitious geekery!
Those wonderful golden days of just opening the back cover, replace the battery, replace the back cover all under 5 seconds are just gone. Isn't it? Who knows next time the companies will make disposable phones that you have to throw away after 10 months. Taking away our freedom and also increasing e waste.
So I tried this, but now my phone won't turn on :( I lost one of the 20 screws somehow. Do you need all screws for the phone to turn on? btw the battery IS hooked up, because I get the battery charging screen when I plug it in. The phone just wont boot up. Tried power+volume up, still no luck.
You likely have a loose connection somewhere. Those ribbon cables are notoriously persnickety! Take her back apart and make sure that all the connections are nice and tight!
Did you ever get it started again? I can't get it to turn on, reassembled many times. checked all connections many many more.
Did you have to bend the battery to a curve shape or was it shipped curved?
When you place it in the phone and secure it, the battery fits nicely and doesn't cause any problems whether it's curved or not.
Who's that guy on you computer screen? He seems familiar
That's my twin brother. He's only been doing videos for so long--not as good as I am yet!
So... if a guy takes out the silver screw which holds on the volume and power buttons , how do I turn around the bad day and fix it so those buttons work again?
Very carefully and with much luck. Please tell me you didn't ACTUALLY do this....
I did do this because I did not watch your video first. Other videos take these volume and power buttons out. I can get them back in pretty easily, but they do not work now. Anything I can do to get them to work again?
Ouch. You're going to have to really play with it to see if you can get the buttons to line back up properly with the momentary switches underneath. Sorry I can't be much more help that that, but it's really just going to take a bit of patience and a lot of finesse!
did you get it working? any tips?
sorry, did not get it working yet. will try again this weekend and will post an update if I get it working
screw it dont glue it lol, I was just yelling the other day screw it dont zip tie it when I was taking the rear bumper off the 300 lol
hashtag Idiots!
nice kit you picked up buddy, If the woman dont find you attractive make sure they find you useful ;-)
Zip ties?!? On a bumper?!? Holy crap! They could've at least used duct tape!
AirborneSurfer yeah they had the bracket on the bumper that mounts to the quarter zipped to the bumper instead of riviting it lol
So hard to find good help these days! Where did you find them, Possum Lodge? ;P
AirborneSurfer maybe the next thing Ill find out the lug nut are left hand thread 😉
I had no idea what I was in for when I ordered a new battery. guess I'm heading to the cell repairman, dammit.
Cool video
+Eduardo Cj Thanks, buddy! Be sure to check out some of my other teardowns and consider subscribing if you enjoy watching!
I swapped batteries and ended up with worse battery life, plus pressure marks on the screen after a month. Cracked the thing open three months later to find out what the holdup was and found that the replacement had swollen a bit. Put the old one back in and axed Magisk in favor of SuperSu, and things are moderately better. Some of the pressure marks are gone too.
Knockoff batteries are garbage, which is sad because that seems to be all that is available. Especially so, given that this is probably one of my favorite smartphones of all time.
Great video
Thanks, mate!
I subbed
+whitney william Thanks!
I think that will just carry a extra power pack with me, my luck end up breaking the phone or lose half it's function, to bad can't be where a number of phone, remove the back cover, take out the old, put in the new and snap back the rear cover, Time less than 5 minutes, this one seems take all day and night
Sure the Motorola X pure is a nice phone which would be tempting to replace the battery on so you can keep it longer but I just got a Motorola G5 plus which includes a fingerprint sensor for a hundred and forty bucks on eBay and it comes with a brand new battery lol. I would Like to know how much you spent by the time you bought the battery and the tools and all the time to fix this dead battery problem.
This guy is all over the place with this repair. Very hard to follow as it's too fast! Would like to see it in real-time without the clowning around.
The antennae came off along with the battery.........not good. T_T
Great video. I just want to add my 2 cents on this process. I ordered the best kit I could off Amazon, with battery and tools, seemed nice. Here's the hard part of this. Its not the glue on the back, although that bad too. It's the screw heads strip out really easily. Of the twenty, I had 11 that would not come out. I ended up using a Dremel tool to grind the heads off. This was a NIGHTMARE. This phone has never been the same, and I will never, I mean never buy another Motorola. (Three of them all had issues, Samsung no issues seamless Bluetooth other apps work better Motorola is not the way to go). Why would anyone in there right mind secure the battery with twenty T3 screws with super soft heads? Perhaps they don't want you to change the battery? Hmmmm....
I'm regretting buying one of these used because the battery died two and a half months after I bought it.
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Thanks for the tip. What kind of shirt should I make?
ribbon cables glued down AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Why can't people just make a video about the exact task they set out to do?? Why make the video 4 times longer adding unwanted nonsense? Just show me how to remove the back and replace the battery. Done. I don't care where you go to get your fucking screwdrivers.