MacBook Air A1466 Battery Replacement - It's Super Easy!

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Uh oh! My MacBook Air's battery isn't holding a charge anymore. Instead of buying a new one or spending hundreds of dollars having the Geniuses fix it, let me show you how to replace it yourself!
This is for the MacBook Air A1466 (mid 2012 to 2017).
here's the battery I picked up (and the best part is that it comes with the tools you'll need to open up that beautiful piece of aluminum!
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@justinmcgrane4332 10 месяцев назад

Just changed my battery!!! Thanks so much.. followed your video and link for battery.. $54.. Mac guy wanted $310.. lol This ol girl is still going strong.. bought in 2015 - hoping to get another 5+ years out of her! Lol - who would have thought?!

@MADEbyAP 10 месяцев назад

Nice!!! That’s a great savings. Glad the video helped!

@g.dubyou6263 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the tutorial. One thing I would like to add, is, I just replaced mine, today. A1466, mid 2013. Which sat on a shelf for over 2 years, since I bought my 16" MBP, but, once I changed the battery, the laptop showed 2 charge cycles, but, still showed the old battery stats, and the laptop said "change now" the old battery wouldn't go above 1% on with the charger plugged in for 2 hours. A quick search on Google, told me to reset the SMC, power off computer, hold down shift control option and the power button for 10 seconds, then release, then hit the power, and it synced the new battery with OSX.

@MADEbyAP 10 месяцев назад

This is a great tip! Thanks for sharing and glad everything is up and running properly!

@TheDavebaillie Год назад

Great DIY vid. Clear instructions and video, good bright personality. Usually I prefer 5 min or less, but the 10 min journey included essential tips and kept it light as well as informative. Probably saved a few hundred bucks here. Cheers!

@MADEbyAP Год назад

Thank you so much for the comment! I really appreciate it. Glad you found this helpful!!

@DrOscarOrEl 10 месяцев назад

Just great! You are a wonderful teacher sir. Clear, concise y funny. Congratulations!

@MADEbyAP 10 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you! Glad you liked it and glad you found it helpful! Appreciate the comment!!

@mtlman12 6 месяцев назад

I'm so glad you showed your replacement battery. That looks nice and they aren't that expensive. Your instructions and the video were great.

@MADEbyAP 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@urbandefenseph Год назад

Awesome tutorials! Truly saved me a couple of hundred dollars. Thanks!

@MADEbyAP Год назад

Great to hear and glad to help!!

@davidvanessamehrer8480 4 месяца назад

Thank you very much for taking the time to show how simple this is. I feel much better about changing the battery myself now.

@MADEbyAP 4 месяца назад

You’re welcome! So glad it helped.

@carlbaker8606 3 месяца назад

Great video! Very helpful. Thank you.

@Avecwang 7 месяцев назад

Thanks, you’re a big help!

@user-noZTrains001 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this video, I found it really helpful and have just changed the battery in my A1466 MacBook Air.

@MADEbyAP 5 месяцев назад

Yay! So glad the video helped!

@navimarketing 10 месяцев назад

thanks for make this DIY time more enjoyable 😉

@MADEbyAP 9 месяцев назад

Aw you’re welcome!

@user-zs8pg4zj5v 4 месяца назад

Your instructions were clear and easy to follow. Thank you so much! I have successfully changed my battery and saved my laptop!

@MADEbyAP 4 месяца назад

Yay!! Glad to help!

@michaeljames3393 Месяц назад

Thankyou good sir.. New battery in the mail. My knowledge has grown today, because of you. Keep up the DIY 😊

@MADEbyAP Месяц назад

Yay! So glad. And thank you!!

@paintedkimonostudio5367 9 месяцев назад

Your video just saved me over $200 - that was the minimum service fee without the cost of the battery that I was quoted for replacing the battery on my 2017 MacBook. I am 67 years old and more than a little tech challenged. I was able to replace the battery after watching your video in under 10 minutes. I also appreciate the replacement battery brand recommendation. Thank you!

@MADEbyAP 9 месяцев назад

That’s great!! Thank you for sharing and I’m glad you’re back up and running!

@petervandijk7533 24 дня назад

$200,-, that’s not a service fee. That’s plain old robbery 🤷🏼‍♂️

@VLVDV 9 месяцев назад

I’m so happy I found this video! My old battery was swollen and looked like it was about to explode 😭 you saved me so much money from buying a new one. Super easy to replace, now let’s see how long this new one lasts

@MADEbyAP 9 месяцев назад

Wow! Looks like you got to it just in time. Glad this video helped you!!

@Master-ji7xp Месяц назад

Thank you for your video it worked perfectly 🎉

@DaveStygall 4 месяца назад

Nice n Easy, mate. Thank you for an excellent instructional video.

@MADEbyAP 4 месяца назад

Glad you found it helpful!

@Jasminepsalm 7 месяцев назад

Thank You

@Jeessive 8 месяцев назад

Excelent!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you!!

@gaborkiss7794 4 месяца назад

this video is very well done, very well explained and very entertaining. Great thumb up ! Thanks a lot

@MADEbyAP 4 месяца назад

I appreciate that! Glad you found it helpful!

@startupbusinesscoaching 7 месяцев назад

Worked great and subscribed!

@MADEbyAP 7 месяцев назад

Awesome and thank you!!!

@betwixco Год назад

Good lighting and camera angles. 👍🏼

@MADEbyAP Год назад

Thanks, appreciate that!

@stevem.stempien6885 Год назад

Great video thanks very much

@MADEbyAP Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@Winter8R1 3 месяца назад

Just changed out my 2017 MacBook Air battery - thanks to your video. Very clear instructions and as you said - very easy to do! Thanks so much, you just saved me over $1600 it would cost for a new laptop!!!!

@MADEbyAP 3 месяца назад

That’s awesome. So glad you were able to do it yourself. Now go treat yourself to something awesome with the savings!

@Winter8R1 3 месяца назад

quick question - does the NinjaBatt battery require calibration after installation to function properly? If so, what is the process? Thx

@timb.6269 2 месяца назад

Nice helpful video which I used to replace my wife's battery (actually her 2013 Macbook Air's battery). A bunch of whiners in the comments below criticized you for spending too much time on style and not enough on substance. Sure, you could have done this in 5 minutes, but you took the time to make it enjoyable. Your photography and instructions are great. You also show great class in how you responded to the few really harsh comments with humor and lightness. And just scroll down the comments section to tally up how many thousands of dollars you saved your viewers. Well done!

@MADEbyAP 2 месяца назад

Hey there thank you so much for this. It made my day. Sincerely. Glad you found it helpful (and enjoyable!).

@stephanieporter3549 8 месяцев назад

Just wanted to let this be known I HAVE JEVER FOUND A MORE CLEAR diy video. I NEVER COMMENT on videos. But round of applause. Great video and you seem like an awesome diy doer. 😊 thank you so much.

@MADEbyAP 8 месяцев назад

Wow! I really appreciate that. Thank you so much!!

@davidmeister_ch 21 день назад

Great stuff. Thank you!

@MADEbyAP 19 дней назад

Glad you found it helpful!

@priyanshi.g1860 4 месяца назад

Thankyou helped a lot 😍

@MADEbyAP 4 месяца назад

Awesome! Glad to hear!!

@mariobozzola973 25 дней назад

Thank you very much. Great teaching

@MADEbyAP 24 дня назад

Thank you!!

@davedecker2056 6 месяцев назад

THANK YOU!!!!

@MADEbyAP 6 месяцев назад

You're welcome! Glad it helped!

@cretenagneseverlaet4170 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much ! 😁 just changed mine, with one of Ninjabatt. When opening the back I saw so much dust and dirt in the MacBook, cleaned that very carefully with a painting brush, replaced the battery following your clear and easy to follow instructions 🙏👌 my MacBook never ran that smoothly !! 😃 it improved the speed by 💯 you saved my second hand MacBook purchase from costing me double the price 😁

@MADEbyAP 9 месяцев назад

Yay! Glad you found this helpful!

@alfredzam8889 Месяц назад

Thanks

@oscarvivas959 5 месяцев назад

Thank u

@snowsk8life 7 месяцев назад

Big thanks! Your video was really helpful, thanks for the charge cycle recomendations as well. I am finally free from the outlet, should have done this 2 years ago, I was at the point that if I accidently unplugged my mac from the source I would have like 1 or 2 minutes to scramble to get back or it would shut down 😂

@MADEbyAP 7 месяцев назад

So glad it helped!! Enjoy your plug free time now haha.

@user-xi7ej2bf6v 9 месяцев назад

Good work🙂

@MADEbyAP 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@HenryDundas-hk7bo 20 дней назад

Thanks so much for this, couldn't have been easier. You just saved me $170! 5 stars!

@MADEbyAP 19 дней назад

Aww yeah!!

@neemaokwako519 8 дней назад

You have helped me change my 🎉MacBook battery on my own. Thanks 😂

@Internet.Daily_ 3 месяца назад

Thanks saved me $50 super easy and quick!

@MADEbyAP 3 месяца назад

Awesome!!

@meggarrison6145 Месяц назад

👍Thank you! This is one of the easiest to follow instruction videos I've watched. This will definitely save me lots of $$$. Before i change the battery on my old macair, I'll be looking for your instructions on how and where to save all my files so they don't get deleted.

@MADEbyAP 24 дня назад

So glad it helped!

@AnnaM-vm8pb 7 месяцев назад

Just saved myself 150€ , thank you ✨

@MADEbyAP 7 месяцев назад

Glad I could help!

@maritimoz 5 месяцев назад

The best. Your are a crack grettings from Venezuela

@MADEbyAP 5 месяцев назад

Haha thank you!! Greetings from New Jersey!

@dr.dariapizzuto7668 Год назад

Thank you honey for bringing my MacBook back to life. And yes we are frugal in the AP household 😜

@MADEbyAP Год назад

Only when you’re looking haha.

@amycole9688 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! I feel like a genius now 😂

@MADEbyAP 9 месяцев назад

You are!! Lol. Glad you found this helpful and thanks for the tip!!

@heidemandshow 5 месяцев назад

Bahahahah! Same!!! I’m like… well I should change my major to computer science now cause Boiiiiii! I just did that 👏👏

@benschwartz7739 2 месяца назад

Thank you. I just scored a macbook air for 100 that just needs a new battery. 30$ on amazon...awesome

@MADEbyAP 2 месяца назад

Niiiiice!!!

@Yg-te4ig 7 месяцев назад

Hi there. Thank you so much for that. My air is needing a new battery and i need to upgrade the memory. Problem is that i am not sure which is the right products in South Africa and i do not want to make a mistake.

@MADEbyAP 7 месяцев назад

Hi there! Not entirely sure. I’d search for batteries with your model number. I don’t think the batteries are contingent on the country. For the memory I believe it’s actually soldered directly to the mother board so you may not be able to upgrade that. You can upgrade the hard drive though. That’s a relatively easy process that you can search RU-vid for instructions. Good luck!!

@dddPetey Месяц назад

great video. QUESTION: I am curious though, to know an update on this new battery installation and its lifespan specifically, does it hold its charge and has it lasted more than 2 months? all the reviews I'm doing, unfortunately points to this specific battery not lasting more than 5 months most saying 2 months. thanks for reading my comment

@MADEbyAP Месяц назад

Hey there! As of this moment it’s still working like a champ! My wife hasn’t had any issues with the new battery at all.

@Mr.Whitenton 10 месяцев назад

Hey brother thanks for the video. Could you give an update on how your replacement battery is doing?

@MADEbyAP 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!! And it’s still humming along!

@Mr.Whitenton 10 месяцев назад

@@MADEbyAP Awesome! Thanks! Did you think it necessary to use cleaner to wipe off anything left over on the battery when you peeled off the plastic?

@MADEbyAP 10 месяцев назад

No problem! And I don't recall their being much of a residue so I just closed it all up!

@wyattj.sullivant3494 28 дней назад

I replaced the battery, but now it won’t charge. It had ~65% when I restarted the laptop, so the computer is accessing the batt. I restarted the SMC and PRAM, but it hasn’t helped. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

@TheMeltedJedi 3 месяца назад

Nice Video. The shirt is Jedi Approved 👍. The hard drive looked like an NVME drive. I thought I read those are soldered on. Is is removable/replaceable?

@TheMeltedJedi 3 месяца назад

I see the connection on the SSD is proprietary. And you have to use an adapter for a regular ssd.

@MADEbyAP 3 месяца назад

Haha thanks! For the SSD I was able to swap those out relatively easily on my MacBook Air. They are just clipped in. The memory is soldered on I believe so not upgradable. Which is a bummer.

@vincepecora31 22 дня назад

My battery’s instructions says to charge to 100% right away and then drain to 0% before plugging in again. This seems to be consistent advice on Google as well. You say not to do that in this video. What should I do? Thanks!

@alexisstoner2697 10 месяцев назад

Hi! As I was taking off the back case, the piece below the fan (kind of slender horizontal piece) popped up. Is that a problem? I just kind of gently pushed it back in as I screwed the case back on.

@MADEbyAP 10 месяцев назад

Oh interesting. When you pushed it back in did it go easily? Is anything rattling? Is the computer running normally?

@user-ni4cq1ys1w 7 месяцев назад

Hello . Is it possible to get the service battery icon even after replacing the battery ?

@MADEbyAP 7 месяцев назад

Hi! Well that’s a new one. Try resetting the smc (www.avast.com/c-reset-mac-pram-smc) and see if that works. If it still persists and the battery you installed is new it may be a different issue and you should probably take it to the Genius Bar for an assessment.

@stephanieporter3549 8 месяцев назад

I’ll do a follow up and let you know if I successfully completed the diy battery replacement

@MADEbyAP 8 месяцев назад

The force is with you :).

@marianmaxim417 11 месяцев назад

Can you please give a link to the brand of the battery please?

@MADEbyAP 11 месяцев назад

Here you go! amzn.to/3rEaNXh

@raiyanghosh6944 4 часа назад

There are five screws inside fyi! otherwise the video helped me to replace the battery..

@superdupercorp Месяц назад

going to replace my battery very soon and i was wondering if anybody has any strong feelings on doing a backup beforehand? asking because i dont have the means for one so that's out of the equasion for me and i wanted some peace of mind

@MADEbyAP Месяц назад

I would do a backup. Can you at least back up to something like Google drive or something? Just because you never know what will happen.

@casetooloo9921 3 месяца назад

Hi! Is there anyone know if you can still see the cycle count even if you replaced the battery?

@MADEbyAP 3 месяца назад

Hi there I’m pretty sure it resets but someone smarter than me may chime in on this one!

@dwinsemius 8 месяцев назад

That wasn't the Harddrive. It was the SSD. Pay attention to the size of the screws. Some of them are longer than the others. Should connect charging cable first, before turning on.

@RebecaSandoval-yt4py 19 дней назад

Hello, I have a Mac Air 2015 that is a little slow. Your battery is bad and only works if it is connected to the charger. Do you know if changing the battery will improve its performance?

@yorkizh 6 дней назад

Out of space ssd I thought, right?

@AnnaM-vm8pb 7 месяцев назад

Isn’t the battery glued in for the 2015 model ? Just wondering before I mess anything up myself

@MADEbyAP 7 месяцев назад

This is for the A1466 (mid 2017 model) so I can’t speak to how the battery in the 2015 one is installed. Although I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of a battery ever being glued into a computer. Sorry I can’t help on this one!

@amy63659 2 месяца назад

The link took me to the different package colors which cost $49. But I found the same one for $39. I have no idea how different.

@MADEbyAP 2 месяца назад

Oh interesting. As long as it’s for your model it should be fine and the same process to replace.

@amy63659 2 месяца назад

Got it. Thank you so much!

@Nikkiithegamingnerd 5 месяцев назад

Just changed my battery to my laptop! You saved me some money but a question I have is why does it say "battery not charging "😅🥺

@MADEbyAP 5 месяцев назад

Oooooh interesting. Did you have that message before? Is it the cord? What kind of battery did you swap to? The Ninjabat?

@Nikkiithegamingnerd 5 месяцев назад

Yes I've had the message before I changed my battery. I first assumed it was the charger being the problem and bought a new one. It still remained the same and I changed the battery with XINGLT. My friend had recommended this to me

@MADEbyAP 5 месяцев назад

Check out this page and scroll down to “how to reset SMC” it’s very easy. Curious if that helps! www.avg.com/en/signal/reset-mac-pram-nvram-smc#topic-5

@corneliahaugabook1296 11 месяцев назад

So if it doesn't have that service message, that means the battery is ok and doesn't need to be changed. Because mine stays on as long as it's plugged up, but it won't charge to 100%. it stays as low as 10%.

@MADEbyAP 11 месяцев назад

Interesting! And you don’t see the error when it’s unplugged either? You could try changing the battery but if that doesn’t solve it you may need to take it in for service. How old is it? Sorry I don’t have a definitive answer for you! Also check out some of the suggestions here if you haven’t done so already: www.it-tech.com.au/how-to-fix-macbook-battery-not-charging-issue/amp/

@sebastianpanlilio8875 10 месяцев назад

Do i have to back up my files before changing my battery?

@MADEbyAP 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely! You're opening up the machine so even though I illustrate how to carefully replace the battery, you never know what can happen. Better safe than sorry!

@sebastianpanlilio8875 10 месяцев назад

@@MADEbyAP okay thank you! My laptop became a desktop cos of the battery 🥲

@madebyluzc Месяц назад

I replaced the battery for my macbook air the same model and everything but when I was done it just didn't turn on the charger didn't even turn orange or anything (it did before) can someone help me :(((

@MADEbyAP Месяц назад

Oh no! Was it charging and turning on prior to the battery replacement? If not and the battery didn’t work it may be a bigger issue like the mother board or something (which is beyond my ability)

@BigBudde 7 месяцев назад

Video starts at 5:00. you're welcome!

@MADEbyAP 6 месяцев назад

But then you miss out on my electrifying personality!

@MaheshKumar-bg5re 4 месяца назад

I am from India. Where do I get a good replacement battery? I can't find a good reviewed battery in amazon. Do you have any idea? I am not able to get ninjabatt here

@MADEbyAP 4 месяца назад

Hi there. I’ve only used ninjabatt so I can’t make any solid recommendations. I’d just go with the one that has the best reviews and warranty/free returns. Sorry couldn’t help more!

@MaheshKumar-bg5re 4 месяца назад

@@MADEbyAP Very rare to see person like you. You are replying, that is a huge thing. Most people don't care about comments. But you are using golden word "sorry" in addition to your reply. 🙂

@MADEbyAP 4 месяца назад

I try to help when I can! Appreciate the comment :). Good luck!!

@AnAussieinAmerica Год назад

I got myself a new MacBook to supplement my iMac

@MADEbyAP Год назад

There’s never a reason to not get a new MacBook. This video was made in vain. 😂

@MixedChick1 6 дней назад

I've been letting it go to zero for over a month which was a bad idea

@andrewe.7907 11 месяцев назад

Good video. Luckily the Chinese kids that put these together have tiny fingers. No wonder Apple "Designs in California, Assembles in China."

@jcmoell84 6 месяцев назад

10 min video with 7 minutes of this guy giving the impression he just likes to hear himself talk while he makes faces at the camera… Thanks for showing how to unscrew screws.

@MADEbyAP 6 месяцев назад

Glad to help!

@MikeNorth0101 Месяц назад

Has anyone encounter a sudden dead battery rather than slowly diminishing storage time??

@MADEbyAP Месяц назад

That I have not but maybe someone else will chime in!

@MikeNorth0101 Месяц назад

@@MADEbyAP Hey, forgot to thank you for the Tute 😁👍🏻

@MADEbyAP Месяц назад

Thanks!!

@Blarnix 11 месяцев назад

Actual video starts around 5 mins.

@MADEbyAP 11 месяцев назад

Ha. Touché!

@lv9157 3 месяца назад

Why the hell are companies charging $200 for this service ????

@MADEbyAP 3 месяца назад

Exactly. Hopefully this video helps keep some cash in peoples pockets!

@YellowKurt 6 месяцев назад

another tutorial where the guy is only intrested in hearing himself talk instead of actually getting the job done..

@MADEbyAP 6 месяцев назад

But it did eventually get done!

@Maci_GSXR1000 8 месяцев назад

10 minutes life wasting video with about 30 seconds of battery replacement.

@MADEbyAP 8 месяцев назад

Ouch.

@farhanfaiz1998 Месяц назад

Don't say u r elon musk😂😂 If u know how to replace it ,you don't have to watch video...then u can save 30 sec also😂

@badt1 3 месяца назад

6 minutes of useless talking!

@MADEbyAP 3 месяца назад

Feelings = hurt.

@juicyshaqmeat 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your video tutorial! I successfully replaced our Macbook's battery with your instructions 😊

@MADEbyAP 2 месяца назад

Yay!!

@RebecaSandoval-yt4py 19 дней назад

Hello, I have a Mac Air 2015 that is a little slow. Your battery is bad and only works if it is connected to the charger. Do you know if changing the battery will improve its performance?

@MADEbyAP 19 дней назад

Hey there. The battery may be the culprit but it could also be storage, or even the amount of RAM? Are you running out of space or running modern programs that may be miring down the computer? The battery only working when plugged in means that should be changed regardless though. Sorry I can’t be more helpful here with the sluggishness.

@RebecaSandoval-yt4py 18 дней назад

Thanks with the memory it's great because I just use it to browse and the only program I have is Slack for my work. So I think one solution may be battery change.