After a long time of users asking, Valve has actually added an official Battery Charge Limit setting in the latest Steam Deck Beta update so you no longer need to use third-party tools.
TL;DR: Mostly screws, but the battery itself is adhered in with several adhesive strips. Be careful if you follow this guide at home as using too much heat can damage the device and/or the battery.
In summary: No, it’s not that easy to replace. As someone who fixes a lot of electronics I hate this practice of adhering batteries (much less anything replaceable) into a device.
You know what would have made this a non-issue?
Easily user replaceable batteries.
On top of that we should have standard sizes and mandate that manufacturers use them.
IDK about non issue. I have a framework laptop, and even though the battery is very easily replaceable, I still set the charge limit to 80%.
I don’t require the extra charge the majority of the time, and now I don’t have to worry about replacing my battery for a much longer period of time.
Though I agree, for as serviceable as the steam deck is, a little more attention could’ve been paid to the battery situation.
I thought the steam deck battery wasn’t too hard to replace? As long as you can handle a screwdriver.
The iFixit Guide to replace the battery on an Steam Deck (OLED)
TL;DR: Mostly screws, but the battery itself is adhered in with several adhesive strips. Be careful if you follow this guide at home as using too much heat can damage the device and/or the battery.
In summary: No, it’s not that easy to replace. As someone who fixes a lot of electronics I hate this practice of adhering batteries (much less anything replaceable) into a device.
IIRC it’s glued in, and there might be other barriers beyond that