Swollen Battery <1yr in, How to address?

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Note for anyone with the 61Wh battery: this damage will be covered under warranty, your warranty will be extended and there’s a fix in place for this.

61Wh battery lifetime extender functionality and warranty

With the high energy density on the 61Wh battery, leaving it at 100% state of charge for an extended period of time can shorten the lifetime of the battery. During the last few months we have seen a small number of users with 61Wh batteries that have experienced early battery swelling. After doing failure analysis with the battery manufacturer, we’ve determined that the issue can be caused by leaving the battery fixed at a high state of charge for an extended period of time. We’re releasing upda…