Third-party/counterfeit batteries are near universally Shit with a capital S, they won't need any lock-ins to get my money for new or spare genuine batteries.
I beg to differ. I have two LG V20s and I've tried multiple batteries over the years and they all worked fine. The battery by third party vendors actually got better over time. OEM had 3200mah while you can get a 4200mah since 2020.
