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	Community reverse-engineering reports published on Hackaday also documented communication traces between batteries & chargers, confirming that undocumented registers store diagnostic histories not available through consumer interfaces.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2023/09/15/reverse-engineering-the-milwaukee-m18-redlink-protocol/ \|title=Reverse Engineering the Milwaukee M18 REDLINK Protocol \|website=Hackaday \|date=2023-09-15 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104104402/https://hackaday.com/2023/09/15/reverse-engineering-the-milwaukee-m18-redlink-protocol/ \|archive-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>		Community reverse-engineering reports published on Hackaday also documented communication traces between batteries & chargers, confirming that undocumented registers store diagnostic histories not available through consumer interfaces.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2023/09/15/reverse-engineering-the-milwaukee-m18-redlink-protocol/ \|title=Reverse Engineering the Milwaukee M18 REDLINK Protocol \|website=Hackaday \|date=2023-09-15 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104104402/https://hackaday.com/2023/09/15/reverse-engineering-the-milwaukee-m18-redlink-protocol/ \|archive-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>

	Some consumers reported that warranty claims were denied when diagnostic data showed overheating events. In online complaints, users alleged that leaving a battery inside a vehicle in hot weather resulted in warranty denial.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/17t5d3s/milwaukee_battery_warranty_denied_due_to/ \|title=Milwaukee Battery Warranty Denied Due to Overheating \|website=Reddit \|date=2023-11-21 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121104533/https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/17t5d3s/milwaukee_battery_warranty_denied_due_to/ \|archive-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>		Some consumers reported that warranty claims were denied when diagnostic data showed overheating events. In online complaints, users alleged that leaving a battery inside a vehicle in hot weather resulted in warranty denial.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/17t5d3s/milwaukee_battery_warranty_denied_due_to/ \|title=Milwaukee Battery Warranty Denied Due to Overheating \|website=Reddit \|date=2023-11-21 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121104533/https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/17t5d3s/milwaukee_battery_warranty_denied_due_to/ \|archive-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>

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	==Incident==		==Incident==
	[[File:Tool Scientist - Full M18 diagnostics revealed - Spreadsheet 16m07s.png\|thumb\|Milwaukee Battery Diagnostic Readout]]		[[File:Tool Scientist - Full M18 diagnostics revealed - Spreadsheet 16m07s.png\|thumb\|Milwaukee Battery Diagnostic Readout]]
	In August 2024, an independent YouTube investigation demonstrated that Milwaukee M18 batteries store hundreds of bytes of hidden diagnostic data. These logs include over 50 different statistics, such as counts of over-current events, over-temperature events, cell voltage imbalances with millivolt precision, low-voltage cutoffs, total discharge statistics, total charge time, time on charger whilst full, etc. The data can be accessed through undocumented serial commands but is not disclosed in user manuals.<ref name="TSYT">{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-13\|author=Tool Scientist\|title=Full M18 diagnostics revealed \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHj0-Gzvbeo \|url-status=live \|website=YouTube}}</ref>		In August 2024, an independent YouTube investigation demonstrated that Milwaukee M18 batteries store hundreds of bytes of hidden diagnostic data. These logs include over 50 different statistics, such as counts of over-current events, over-temperature events, cell voltage imbalances with millivolt precision, low-voltage cutoffs, total discharge statistics, total charge time, time on charger whilst full, etc. The data can be accessed through undocumented serial commands but is not disclosed in user manuals.<ref name="TSYT">{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-13\|author=Tool Scientist\|title=Full M18 diagnostics revealed \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHj0-Gzvbeo \|url-status=live \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=tHj0-Gzvbeo \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	Community reverse-engineering reports published on Hackaday also documented communication traces between batteries & chargers, confirming that undocumented registers store diagnostic histories not available through consumer interfaces.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2023/09/15/reverse-engineering-the-milwaukee-m18-redlink-protocol/ \|title=Reverse Engineering the Milwaukee M18 REDLINK Protocol \|website=Hackaday \|date=2023-09-15 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104104402/https://hackaday.com/2023/09/15/reverse-engineering-the-milwaukee-m18-redlink-protocol/ \|archive-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>		Community reverse-engineering reports published on Hackaday also documented communication traces between batteries & chargers, confirming that undocumented registers store diagnostic histories not available through consumer interfaces.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2023/09/15/reverse-engineering-the-milwaukee-m18-redlink-protocol/ \|title=Reverse Engineering the Milwaukee M18 REDLINK Protocol \|website=Hackaday \|date=2023-09-15 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104104402/https://hackaday.com/2023/09/15/reverse-engineering-the-milwaukee-m18-redlink-protocol/ \|archive-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>
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	==Industry comparison==		==Industry comparison==
	The use of embedded diagnostic counters is not unique to Milwaukee. Reports indicate that competing brands such as Makita have implemented similar protocols in their lithium-ion batteries.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|title=Makita Battery Protocol Reversed \|website=Hackaday \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712104842/https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> Ryobi (which is owned by Techtronic Industries, which is the same parent company that owns Milwaukee) also uses the same embedded diagnostics in their batteries.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Badar's Workshop \|date=2025-08-25\|title=Ryobi Doesn't Want You To Know \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_lyDyzEHY \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-15\|website=YouTube}}</ref> The YouTube channel Badar's Workshop, was able to purchase 30 non-functioning or bricked Ryobi batteries on Ebay and got them all working again by simply flashing the code from a non-bricked Ryobi battery onto the bricked batteries ie. no physical repair was necessary, it was simply the DRM which prevented the batteries from being recognised by the Ryobi charger and receiving a charge.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kayani \|first=Badar Jahangir \|date=24 Aug 2025 \|title=Ryobi Battery Repair Guide \|url=https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250915030330/https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|archive-date=15 Sep 2025 \|access-date=15 Sep 2025 \|website=badar.tech}}</ref>		The use of embedded diagnostic counters is not unique to Milwaukee. Reports indicate that competing brands such as Makita have implemented similar protocols in their lithium-ion batteries.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|title=Makita Battery Protocol Reversed \|website=Hackaday \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712104842/https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> Ryobi (which is owned by Techtronic Industries, which is the same parent company that owns Milwaukee) also uses the same embedded diagnostics in their batteries.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Badar's Workshop \|date=2025-08-25\|title=Ryobi Doesn't Want You To Know \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_lyDyzEHY \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-15\|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=NQ_lyDyzEHY \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> The YouTube channel Badar's Workshop, was able to purchase 30 non-functioning or bricked Ryobi batteries on Ebay and got them all working again by simply flashing the code from a non-bricked Ryobi battery onto the bricked batteries ie. no physical repair was necessary, it was simply the DRM which prevented the batteries from being recognised by the Ryobi charger and receiving a charge.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kayani \|first=Badar Jahangir \|date=24 Aug 2025 \|title=Ryobi Battery Repair Guide \|url=https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250915030330/https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|archive-date=15 Sep 2025 \|access-date=15 Sep 2025 \|website=badar.tech}}</ref>

	==Company response==		==Company response==

Bythmusters: Bythmusters moved page Milwaukee battery drm to Milwaukee battery DRM: Misspelled title: DRM is an acronym

2026-01-29T17:58:57Z

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	\|ProductLine=~~Power~~ tools		\|ProductLine=M18 tools
	\|Product=~~Milwaukee~~ M18 batteries		\|Product=M18 batteries
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			\|Type=Digital Restrictions, Planned Obsolescence
	\|Description=Undisclosed digital rights management (DRM) and diagnostic tracking in Milwaukee M18 batteries allegedly used in warranty claim denials.		\|Description=Undisclosed digital rights management (DRM) and diagnostic tracking in Milwaukee M18 batteries allegedly used in warranty claim denials.
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	Milwaukee Tool, a subsidiary of Techtronic Industries (TTI), produces the M18 line of lithium-ion batteries for use with its cordless power tools. These batteries incorporate an embedded system marketed as '''REDLINK™ Intelligence''', which allows the battery & charger to communicate for monitoring of conditions such as cell voltage, pack temperature, & charge status.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers \|title=Power Tool Batteries: M12, M18 – Milwaukee Tool \|website=Milwaukee Tool \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114012041/https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers \|archive-date=2025-01-14}}</ref>		Milwaukee Tool, a subsidiary of Techtronic Industries (TTI), produces the M18 line of lithium-ion batteries for use with its cordless power tools. These batteries incorporate an embedded system marketed as '''REDLINK™ Intelligence''', which allows the battery & charger to communicate for monitoring of conditions such as cell voltage, pack temperature, & charge status.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers \|title=Power Tool Batteries: M12, M18 – Milwaukee Tool \|website=Milwaukee Tool \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114012041/https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers \|archive-date=2025-01-14}}</ref>

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	==Industry comparison==		==Industry comparison==
	The use of embedded diagnostic counters is not unique to Milwaukee. Reports indicate that competing brands such as Makita have implemented similar protocols in their lithium-ion batteries.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|title=Makita Battery Protocol Reversed \|website=Hackaday \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712104842/https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> Ryobi (which is owned by Techtronic Industries, which is the same parent company that owns Milwaukee) also uses the same embedded diagnostics in their batteries.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Badar's Workshop \|date=2025-08-25\|title=Ryobi Doesn't Want You To Know \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_lyDyzEHY \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-15\|website=YouTube}}</ref> The YouTube channel Badar's Workshop, was able to purchase 30 non-functioning or bricked Ryobi batteries on Ebay and got them all working again by simply flashing the code from a non-bricked Ryobi battery onto the bricked batteries ie. no physical repair was necessary, it was simply the DRM which prevented the batteries from being recognised by the Ryobi charger and receiving a charge.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Badar ~~Tech~~ \|date=24 Aug 2025 \|title=Ryobi Battery Repair Guide \|url=https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250915030330/https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|archive-date=15 ~~Sept~~ 2025 \|access-date=15 ~~Sept~~ 2025 \|website=badar.tech}}</ref>		The use of embedded diagnostic counters is not unique to Milwaukee. Reports indicate that competing brands such as Makita have implemented similar protocols in their lithium-ion batteries.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|title=Makita Battery Protocol Reversed \|website=Hackaday \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712104842/https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> Ryobi (which is owned by Techtronic Industries, which is the same parent company that owns Milwaukee) also uses the same embedded diagnostics in their batteries.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Badar's Workshop \|date=2025-08-25\|title=Ryobi Doesn't Want You To Know \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_lyDyzEHY \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-15\|website=YouTube}}</ref> The YouTube channel Badar's Workshop, was able to purchase 30 non-functioning or bricked Ryobi batteries on Ebay and got them all working again by simply flashing the code from a non-bricked Ryobi battery onto the bricked batteries ie. no physical repair was necessary, it was simply the DRM which prevented the batteries from being recognised by the Ryobi charger and receiving a charge.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kayani \|first=Badar Jahangir \|date=24 Aug 2025 \|title=Ryobi Battery Repair Guide \|url=https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250915030330/https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|archive-date=15 Sep 2025 \|access-date=15 Sep 2025 \|website=badar.tech}}</ref>

	==Company response==		==Company response==

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Tiny delinkification,

2025-09-24T07:01:40Z

Tiny delinkification,

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	==Consumer impact==		==Consumer impact==
	Consumers have expressed concern that undisclosed logging could void warranties for circumstances outside of their control, such as environmental heat exposure. Community projects have since published open-source tools that allow end users to read diagnostic registers from Milwaukee batteries, giving them access to the same information the manufacturer uses internally.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://github.com/m18battery/diagnostics \|title=Milwaukee M18 Battery Diagnostics Project \|website=GitHub \|date=2024-08-20 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718105511/https://github.com/m18battery/diagnostics \|archive-date=2024-07-18}}</ref> The "M18 HD12" battery series from Milwaukee currently has a 2.1/5 stars score from 522 reviews [https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers/M18-Batteries-and-Chargers/48-11-1812 on their own website], and the "M12 XC6" battery has a 1.7/5 stars score from 321 reviews ~~[https://www.milwaukeetool.com/products/48-11-2460~~ on their own website] and the company's [https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.milwaukeetool.com Trustpilot reviews] currently sit at 1.6/5 stars for their entire product line and after-sales service, with many consumer complaints that warranty claims on Milwaukee batteries have been denied, even though their batteries were still within the warranty period. Presumably, Milwaukee is downloading the usage logs from consumer's batteries and looking for any possible data-set to deny a warranty claim.<ref name="TSYT" />		Consumers have expressed concern that undisclosed logging could void warranties for circumstances outside of their control, such as environmental heat exposure. Community projects have since published open-source tools that allow end users to read diagnostic registers from Milwaukee batteries, giving them access to the same information the manufacturer uses internally.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://github.com/m18battery/diagnostics \|title=Milwaukee M18 Battery Diagnostics Project \|website=GitHub \|date=2024-08-20 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718105511/https://github.com/m18battery/diagnostics \|archive-date=2024-07-18}}</ref> The "M18 HD12" battery series from Milwaukee currently has a 2.1/5 stars score from 522 reviews [https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers/M18-Batteries-and-Chargers/48-11-1812 on their own website], and the "M12 XC6" battery has a 1.7/5 stars score from 321 reviews on their own website and the company's [https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.milwaukeetool.com Trustpilot reviews] currently sit at 1.6/5 stars for their entire product line and after-sales service, with many consumer complaints that warranty claims on Milwaukee batteries have been denied, even though their batteries were still within the warranty period. Presumably, Milwaukee is downloading the usage logs from consumer's batteries and looking for any possible data-set to deny a warranty claim.<ref name="TSYT" />

	==Industry comparison==		==Industry comparison==

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2025-09-15T06:38:29Z

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	~~==Background==~~
	Milwaukee Tool, a subsidiary of Techtronic Industries (TTI), produces the M18 line of lithium-ion batteries for use with its cordless power tools. These batteries incorporate an embedded system marketed as '''REDLINK™ Intelligence''', which allows the battery & charger to communicate for monitoring of conditions such as cell voltage, pack temperature, & charge status.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers \|title=Power Tool Batteries: M12, M18 – Milwaukee Tool \|website=Milwaukee Tool \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114012041/https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers \|archive-date=2025-01-14}}</ref>		Milwaukee Tool, a subsidiary of Techtronic Industries (TTI), produces the M18 line of lithium-ion batteries for use with its cordless power tools. These batteries incorporate an embedded system marketed as '''REDLINK™ Intelligence''', which allows the battery & charger to communicate for monitoring of conditions such as cell voltage, pack temperature, & charge status.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers \|title=Power Tool Batteries: M12, M18 – Milwaukee Tool \|website=Milwaukee Tool \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114012041/https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Batteries-and-Chargers \|archive-date=2025-01-14}}</ref>

LFPGaming: /* Industry comparison */ added information about Ryobi batteries having the same DRM

2025-09-15T03:06:17Z

Industry comparison: added information about Ryobi batteries having the same DRM

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	==Industry comparison==		==Industry comparison==
	The use of embedded diagnostic counters is not unique to Milwaukee. Reports indicate that competing brands such as Makita have implemented similar protocols in their lithium-ion batteries.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|title=Makita Battery Protocol Reversed \|website=Hackaday \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712104842/https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> Ryobi (which is owned by Techtronic Industries, which is the same parent company that owns Milwaukee) also uses the same embedded diagnostics in their batteries.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Badar's Workshop \|date=2025-08-25\|title=Ryobi Doesn't Want You To Know \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_lyDyzEHY \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-15\|website=YouTube}}</ref>		The use of embedded diagnostic counters is not unique to Milwaukee. Reports indicate that competing brands such as Makita have implemented similar protocols in their lithium-ion batteries.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|title=Makita Battery Protocol Reversed \|website=Hackaday \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712104842/https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/makita-battery-protocol-reversed/ \|archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> Ryobi (which is owned by Techtronic Industries, which is the same parent company that owns Milwaukee) also uses the same embedded diagnostics in their batteries.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Badar's Workshop \|date=2025-08-25\|title=Ryobi Doesn't Want You To Know \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_lyDyzEHY \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-15\|website=YouTube}}</ref> The YouTube channel Badar's Workshop, was able to purchase 30 non-functioning or bricked Ryobi batteries on Ebay and got them all working again by simply flashing the code from a non-bricked Ryobi battery onto the bricked batteries ie. no physical repair was necessary, it was simply the DRM which prevented the batteries from being recognised by the Ryobi charger and receiving a charge.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Badar Tech \|date=24 Aug 2025 \|title=Ryobi Battery Repair Guide \|url=https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250915030330/https://badar.tech/2025/08/24/ryobi-battery-repair-guide/ \|archive-date=15 Sept 2025 \|access-date=15 Sept 2025 \|website=badar.tech}}</ref>

	==Company response==		==Company response==