No, it’s not. That’s an impossible standard for the company to hold.
You buy the product under the assessment that you will void the warranty by doing XYZ, if you want that level of access you have made changes that could have damaged the battery and they don’t have the time to grill every wannabe tech douche to make sure they didn’t fuck up the device themselves.
They tell you what you can and can’t do with the product AND still receive support up front, case closed.
Except legally the burden is on Samsung to prove you damaged the battery. They don’t get to say “oh well you could have done xyz, denied”
No, it’s not. That’s an impossible standard for the company to hold.
You buy the product under the assessment that you will void the warranty by doing XYZ, if you want that level of access you have made changes that could have damaged the battery and they don’t have the time to grill every wannabe tech douche to make sure they didn’t fuck up the device themselves.
They tell you what you can and can’t do with the product AND still receive support up front, case closed.
Cool story bro. Now fuck off and learn
Ah yes, a Vice article from 2016. Absolute pinnacle of the understanding of law.
If this had even a shred of truth there would have already been dozens of class action lawsuits from people like OP.