Is Replacing the Battery in a MacBook Pro Retina Actually Difficult?

iFixit ranks replacing the battery in a Retina MacBook Pro as one of the most difficult repairs. Kay-Kay ranks herself a “novice fixer” having only repaired iPhones, one Switch joycon, and her 2012 MacBook Pro. Since we know Kay-Kay has a tendency to get colorful when frustrated, we thought it might be fun to have her tackle this repair—we also wanted to show her (and you) that even “novice” fixers can learn to fix anything. Today she’s doing a DIY battery replacement for a 13” 2015 Retina MacBook Pro using an iFixit battery kit. These batteries are totally glued down to the upper case of the computer and replacing them is one of our least favorite repairs ever. She’s also tackling recording from home for the second time so apologies for the static on her mic—she’s using a 10 year old MacBook Pro to record and she might have dropped it in her last repair. 🙃 If you think you’ve got what it takes to replace your MacBook Pro Retina Battery, get an iFixit fix kit! https://www.ifixit.com/Parts/MacBook_Pro?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=kkreplacesmacbookproretinabattery You can find all our step by step repair guides for your MacBook Pro Retina on iFixit.com https://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook_Pro?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=kkreplacesmacbookproretinabattery Read this if you have a swollen battery! https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/What_to_do_with_a_swollen_battery Timestamps! 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Professional Advice 02:15 Opening MacBook 02:57 Disconnecting Battery 03:15 Right Speaker Removal 04:56 Left Speaker Removal 05:09 Disconnecting Trackpad 05:54 Precaution Before Tackling Adhesive 06:42 Battery Removal 14:30 Reassembly 14:44 Installing New Battery 15:13 Installing Speakers 16:06 Reconnecting Battery 16:12 Closing Machine 16:23 Repair Results Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ifixityourself Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ifixit Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iFixit