Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Now Gives Customers 45 Days to Extend AppleCare+ Coverage After Expiration
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Yeah this info isn’t correct. The only options available at renewal are monthly for iPhones, Watches and iPads and annually for Macs. The only time limit for AppleCare on these devices is if Apple still supports and can service them, at which point Apple will cancel the recurring charge.
There is no renewal option for AirPods or Beats.
Then how did you add it? New purchases literally have a 60 day countdown notice in the device settings.
I get AC+ on mine. I used once for MBP and an iPad Pro. Some one yanked my bin with devices in airport security line. Those two incidents paid my last 4 AC+. Biggest benefit for me is not to worry.
But you wouldn't — one has 60 days to purchase AC, so if the previous owner didn't — you would be SOL by about 120 days.
Then they’ve done you a favor because current policy is to have the screening done to verify it isn’t already broken or has non authorized parts from a failed attempted repair.
Not true—you can add up to one year from initial purchaseBut you wouldn't — one has 60 days to purchase AC, so if the previous owner didn't — you would be SOL by about 120 days.
Or if they grew a pair of legsThe only way you'd lose AirPods Max is if you lost your head too
Besides, this goes for all AirPods, which is a shame.
Didn't realize this — never had to go this route
p.s. if that's the case — the 6 month old phone example is irrelevant
Yeah, I probably wouldn’t purchase it as often if I wasn’t handing down my phone to one of my kids every year. They all eventually break ’em and since we keep em for 3-4 years, they always end up getting the battery replaced under warranty at no cost.
I calculated the cost savings over a few years and found I’d saved money thanks to AC+.
The delta in cost for iPad Pro repairs with and without it makes it worthwhile for me. One out of warranty repair on a 13” iPP is more than the cost of AppleCare+ for 3 iPPs.
my 13PM's FaceID stopped working, AC+ replaced it ... it's not alway for accidental coverage, and everyone has different experiences ...
There are always stories of people whose extended warranties paid out, but if that were the case for everybody companies wouldn't offer these plans.
You don’t understand the article. This allows you to extend the AppleCare+ on a monthly (yearly for Macs) basis after it expires, after purchasing it on the original device. It has nothing to do with getting it on a used device where the original owner did not purchase it.
Exactly. Apple gear is high quality and lasts a long time. Selling extended AppleCare+ is a money maker because not much goes wrong with Apple gear over time.
As usual in the MacRumors forum’s comments, lots of misinformation and misunderstandings about anything Apple. Some of it is just plain made-up on the spot to confuse and misdirect.
He means it should be a year for the customer to decide if they want AppleCare or not I’m guessing
I never buy AppleCare with my past Macs or iPhones... truly a waste of money. I did purchase it for the iPad Pro M4 (which was probably also a waste), but mainly because the last iPad I bought was a mini from like 2013 and this iPad will be my main device for the next 5 years. I’m also clumsy AF and this is a big piece of glass to break. 🤣
Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I'm not trying to pay $800 out of pocket for a screen replacement.
AppleCare+ extensions have been a total mess since it first started being a thing. Here's hoping that the 30 to 45 day bump isn't the only change they made for the better!
Umm...Dell does it, so do HP and Lenovo. And you have more than a year. You can do it anytime up until the device in question is five years old and coverage can last up until the device is five years old (past which point parts ordering probably makes continued support a bit difficult anyway). Apple is not special in this regard.
This is clearly written from the perspective of inexperience. With MacBooks, iPads, and iPhones, all having their most critical computing components all on one single logic board (and with batteries and screens that are a nightmare to replace), AppleCare+ is a no-brainer. In the past year, I've had to have a 2020 MacBook Air's logic board replaced because the thing wouldn't boot. I'd have been screwed without AppleCare+. The thing would've been a paperweight and the cost to repair it would've been the machine's used value on eBay. No brainer. The losing bet is if you DON'T get it and something bad happens. Best case scenario, you get it and never need it.
Besides, when spending so much money on Apple products, peace of mind that you're covered in the event of a disaster is worth something in and of itself.
Umm...Dell does it, so do HP and Lenovo. And you have more than a year. You can do it anytime up until the device in question is five years old and coverage can last up until the device is five years old (past which point parts ordering probably makes continued support a bit difficult anyway). Apple is not special in this regard.
This is clearly written from the perspective of inexperience. With MacBooks, iPads, and iPhones, all having their most critical computing components all on one single logic board (and with batteries and screens that are a nightmare to replace), AppleCare+ is a no-brainer. In the past year, I've had to have a 2020 MacBook Air's logic board replaced because the thing wouldn't boot. I'd have been screwed without AppleCare+. The thing would've been a paperweight and the cost to repair it would've been the machine's used value on eBay. No brainer. The losing bet is if you DON'T get it and something bad happens. Best case scenario, you get it and never need it.
Besides, when spending so much money on Apple products, peace of mind that you're covered in the event of a disaster is worth something in and of itself.