Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Macworld

    Apple’s $29 iPhone battery replacement program: iPhone 6 Plus users may be waiting a while

    Nov 20, 2018 3 minutes

    BY MICHAEL SIMON

    f0038-01

    After admitting that it was purposefully throttling some older iPhones in order to conserve battery life, Apple has announced a new program that offers replacement batteries to all customers that may be affected.

    Here’s everything you need to know about it.

    IS MY iPHONE PART OF THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT PROGRAM?

    If you have an iPhone 6 or later you are eligible to receive a battery as part of the program. The complete list of phones included are:

    > iPhone SE

    > iPhone 6

    iPhone 6 Plus

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from MacWorld

    MacWorld9 min read
    15-inch M3 Macbook Air Review: Simply The Best, But Better
    Over the years, we’ve touted the MacBook Air as the laptop for just about anyone—it’s an ideal combination of performance, features, and price. It became even more compelling when Apple redesigned it and upgraded to the M2 chip in 2022 and released a
    MacWorld2 min read
    No, Your IPhone Isn’t Sharing Personal Info With Strangers
    If you’ve been on Facebook or TikTok recently you might have seen a warning, filled with scary icons and rhetoric, about a new iPhone setting that shares your name and location. Like most viral warnings about the iPhone, it’s not true. Before we expl
    MacWorld2 min read
    Macworld
    EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Matt Egan EDITOR IN CHIEF, CONSUMER BRANDS Jon Phillips DESIGN DIRECTOR Robert Schultz EXECUTIVE EDITOR Michael Simon SENIOR EDITOR Roman Loyola STAFF WRITER Jason Cross SENIOR CONTRIBUTORS Glenn Fleishman, Rob Griffiths, Joe Kisse

    Related