MacBook Air 15" 2023 Battery Replacement

Unplug all cables and fully power off your MacBook.

Close the display and lay your MacBook upside down. Keep your laptop closed until you've physically disconnected the battery.

Use a P5 pentalobe screwdriver to remove the four 6.4 mm‑long screws securing the lower case.

Apply a suction handle to the center of the lower case's front edge.

Pull up on the suction handle to create a gap between the lower case and the frame.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Slide the pick to the bottom right corner to release the first clip.

Slide the pick around the corner and up the right edge to release the next two clips.

Insert the opening pick in the original gap created with the suction handle.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner and up the left edge to release the three remaining snapping clips.

Keep the lower case flat and firmly pull it straight away from the back edge, one corner at a time, to disengage the sliding tabs.

Remove the lower case.

Set the lower case in place and align the sliding tabs with the screw heads they slide over. Press down and slide the lower case toward the back edge to engage the tabs—it'll stop sliding as the tabs engage.

Once the lower case is flush with the frame, press down firmly along the perimeter to engage the six snapping clips.

Use blunt nose tweezers or your fingers to remove the piece of tape covering the battery connector cover.

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the battery connector cover.

Remove the cover.

Use an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the battery connector.

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the following screws:

Two 2.6 mm‑long screws securing the left hinge cover

Two 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the speaker cable cover

Remove the speaker cable cover.

Insert the point of a spudger into one of the left hinge cover's screw holes.

Push the hinge cover away from the back edge to dislodge it.

Remove the hinge cover.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the right speaker press connector.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two screws securing the top edge of the right speaker:

One 2.7 mm‑long screw

One 5.5 mm‑long screw

Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the 3.5 mm‑long screw securing the bottom edge of the speaker.

Lift the speaker's left edge over the frame and slide it to the left to remove it.

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the following screws:

Two 2.6 mm‑long screws securing the right hinge cover

Two 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the speaker cable cover

Remove the speaker cable cover.

Insert the point of a spudger into one of the right hinge cover's screw holes.

Push the hinge cover away from the back edge to dislodge it.

Remove the hinge cover.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the left speaker press connector.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two screws securing the top edge of the left speaker:

One 2.7 mm‑long screw

One 5.5 mm‑long screw

Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the 3.5 mm‑long screw securing the bottom edge of the speaker.

Lift the speaker's right edge over the frame and slide it to the right to remove it.

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the antenna cables cover.

Remove the cover.

Insert one arm of a pair of angled tweezers under the metal neck of one of the antenna connectors and lift straight up to disconnect it.

Disconnect the other antenna.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 5.5 mm‑long screws securing the antenna bar.

Remove the antenna bar.

Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the foam pad from the cover.

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the four 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the display and camera cables cover.

Remove the cover.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display and camera cable press connectors.

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 2.8 mm‑long screws securing the display and camera cables to the frame.

Use blunt nose tweezers or your fingers to remove the foam pad and two pieces of tape:

The headphone jack press connector cover's foam pad

The trackpad cable tape

The MagSafe and Thunderbolt connector cover tape

Pull the trackpad cable away from its cover to separate the adhesive securing it.

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the six 1.5 mm‑long screws securing the interconnect, trackpad, and MagSafe/Thunderbolt connector covers.

Remove the three connector covers.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect all seven press connectors from the logic board:

One for the interconnect cable

One for the trackpad cable

One for the microphone array cable

Four on the right side of the logic board for the MagSafe, Thunderbolt and Hall effect sensor cables

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the two screws on the upper left edge of the logic board:

One 2.6 mm‑long screw

One 4.7 mm‑long screw

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the six remaining screws securing the logic board:

Three 3.1 mm‑long screws

Two 3.8 mm‑long screws

One 3.6 mm‑long screw

Grip the right side of the logic board and remove it.

Make sure all seven cables are out of the way before lowering the logic board into its recess.

Once the board is in place, make sure no cables are under it. If any got trapped underneath, use the point of a spudger to gently pull them out.

Move the trackpad cable over the bottom edge of the MacBook so it's out of the way of the battery.

Lift the battery cable from the frame to separate the adhesive securing it.

If your battery cable comes with adhesive, remove the plastic liner and press the cable into place on the trackpad.

If the cable doesn't have adhesive, use a strip of double-sided tape such as Tesa Tape to secure it to the trackpad.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the four 4.6 mm‑long screws securing the upper edges of the battery tray.

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 2.5 mm‑long screws securing the center of the battery tray.

The metal battery tray—not the actual cells—is secured to the frame by eight stretch-release adhesive strips on the bottom left and right edges of the MacBook.

Use blunt nose tweezers to gently peel up all eight pull tabs so you can grip them with your fingers in the next step.

Use your fingers to slowly pull each strip out at a low angle, giving the adhesive plenty of time to stretch and detach.

If a strip or its pull tab breaks off, use blunt nose tweezers to try to retrieve it from under the tray. If you can't reach it, move onto the next tab.

Apply a few drops of highly-concentrated isopropyl alcohol (over 90%) under the battery tray near the broken adhesive strips.

Wait one minute for the alcohol to soften the adhesive.

Insert a plastic card underneath the battery's metal tray where the adhesive strip broke off.

Slide the plastic card completely under the battery tray and lift to separate any remaining adhesive.

Remove the battery.

Remove any remaining adhesive strips with tweezers or your fingers.

Clean up the adhesive residue with a few drops of isopropyl alcohol and a lint-free or microfiber cloth.

Before removing any adhesive liners, place the battery in its recess and make sure it fits.

If your replacement battery comes with adhesive, remove the plastic liners and firmly press each cell into place.

If your replacement battery doesn't come with adhesive, secure it with stretch-release adhesive.