Do you have a source for this? I've tried looking up anything online to see if this is something Samsung started to do but couldn't find anything. I am also seeing 3rd party batteries available on Amazon for the a32 5g.

Here's an example that seems to have good reviews. Couldn't find anything in the reviews that say the battery needed to be paired.

Edit: battery said it wasn't for a32 5g here's another https://a.co/d/7Zy2N88

[–] Vuraniute@thelemmy.club 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

iFixit article on part pairing (samsung is called out): https://www.ifixit.com/News/69320/how-parts-pairing-kills-independent-repair

Video about samsung actually implementing part pairing: https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=zGLQ9ZRntZo

[–] JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Looking though that it looks like Samsung made a comment

Samsung’s representative stated:

“I’m unfamiliar with the specific variables that could have come into play with this repair or the unsubstantiated comments from Mr. Jeffrey. What I can tell you is that there is no requirement to pair parts on our smartphones. If a repair were conducted correctly, a device would not lose functionality.”

I was checking to see if anyone made any additional comments on the Hugh Jeffreys video and someone said they replaced the screen but kept the fingerprint sensor and it still worked fine. I believe replacing the battery with a 3rd party option should still have the device working fine.

Hugh left a comment on the video as well: