I have my iPhone 14 Pro Max, which was deactivated when I got my 15 Pro Max. However I forgot to cancel my monthly payments for Applecare+. If I give this phone to my son (who is under my iCloud family) and he activates it with his number and Apple ID, could the Applecare+ carry over to him? Thanks!
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Transfer your AppleCare plan - Apple Support
If you sell or give away your device, you might be able to transfer your AppleCare plan to the new owner.
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Transfer your AppleCare plan - Apple Support
If you sell or give away your device, you might be able to transfer your AppleCare plan to the new owner.
"If you pay monthly or annually
If you make monthly or annual payments* for your AppleCare plan, and your plan is already linked to an Apple ID, then it can't be transferred to a new owner."Thank you
Transfer your AppleCare plan - Apple Support
If you sell or give away your device, you might be able to transfer your AppleCare plan to the new owner.
"If you pay monthly or annually
If you make monthly or annual payments* for your AppleCare plan, and your plan is already linked to an Apple ID, then it can't be transferred to a new owner."
Even if you don’t transfer it, the phone is still covered. I bought my iPhone 13 PM from a high street chain of electronic exchange shops (CEX in UK). Settings > About showed it was covered by AppleCare for another 18 months. I had no idea who the previous owner was. I phoned AppleCare about it and they said there was nothing they could do, and I had got lucky. However cover would end if the previous owner cancelled and got the refund.
When the cover ran out after 18 months I was invited to renew monthly, in my name, which I did.
When the cover ran out after 18 months I was invited to renew monthly, in my name, which I did.
Thanks, I think thats true if the plan was paid for in advance (for 2 years). I dont that that happens when its paid monthly per the link that was sent to me above.
The phone will be covered if you keep up the monthly payments after giving it to your son.
Ignore everyone else. It can indeed be transferred: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/yes-the-monthly-applecare-is-transferable.2198379/
I have followed this topic closely and quite a lot of experience of it. My own experience is two types:
1. Where the original purchaser of Apple is known and requests the transfer. This is your situation and should not be a problem.
2. Where the original purchaser of Applecare is not known. This has happened to me buying used items from the national exchange chain CEX in UK. When I get the new device home and fired up, Settings > General > AppleCare & Warranty sometimes shows the device has AppleCare until some date in the future. The first time this happened I phoned ApplCare and explained situation. The reply was that there is no way it can be switched without the request of the policy purchaser and I can not take out a new plan, BUT the device remains covered unless the original purchaser cancels it and claims the refund. Applecare stays with the device...so even if you don't transfer AppleCare to your son it will still be covered. You can check in Settings > AppleCare & Warranty.
I am not very happy only having Applecare as long the unknown previous owner doesn't cancel but there is nothing I can do about it. The AppleCare guy's attitude was "you got lucky" and I did in a way. I have never had a previous owner cancel and suspect many people don't realize how easy it is to do and get a refund....I always do this if applicable.
I have just experienced one complete exception to case 2 above, which seems a complete mystery. I recently purchased a 2+ year old M1 MBA. I was not at all surprised that Settings > AppleCare & Warranty said all cover had expired. However I was very surprised when a few weeks before its 3rd anniversary, I saw in Settings a notification that Applecare was about to expire and did I want to extend it for a year....which I did with a new policy in my name. Why did it say all cover expired?
1. Where the original purchaser of Apple is known and requests the transfer. This is your situation and should not be a problem.
2. Where the original purchaser of Applecare is not known. This has happened to me buying used items from the national exchange chain CEX in UK. When I get the new device home and fired up, Settings > General > AppleCare & Warranty sometimes shows the device has AppleCare until some date in the future. The first time this happened I phoned ApplCare and explained situation. The reply was that there is no way it can be switched without the request of the policy purchaser and I can not take out a new plan, BUT the device remains covered unless the original purchaser cancels it and claims the refund. Applecare stays with the device...so even if you don't transfer AppleCare to your son it will still be covered. You can check in Settings > AppleCare & Warranty.
I am not very happy only having Applecare as long the unknown previous owner doesn't cancel but there is nothing I can do about it. The AppleCare guy's attitude was "you got lucky" and I did in a way. I have never had a previous owner cancel and suspect many people don't realize how easy it is to do and get a refund....I always do this if applicable.
I have just experienced one complete exception to case 2 above, which seems a complete mystery. I recently purchased a 2+ year old M1 MBA. I was not at all surprised that Settings > AppleCare & Warranty said all cover had expired. However I was very surprised when a few weeks before its 3rd anniversary, I saw in Settings a notification that Applecare was about to expire and did I want to extend it for a year....which I did with a new policy in my name. Why did it say all cover expired?
As long as YOU continue paying for it, sure. There's no way to transfer it to a different Apple ID or user as mentioned elsewhere... but if you just leave the agreement alone then the device is covered (no matter who's using it).
That is NOT TRUE.
It can indeed be transferred to a different Apple ID
Post in thread 'Applecare+ monthly - transfer to family member'
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ansfer-to-family-member.2415323/post-33558924
Apple is known sometimes to offer AppleCare again in various situations.
One of the known situations is when someone pays for an out of pocket repair. Sometimes Apple offers AppleCare for up to 30 days after the repair.
This. Parents do it all the time for their kids.
Who do you think sorts out repairs and goes to the store?
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According to Apple’s ToS, AC+ paid monthly cannot be transferred to another user with a different Apple account. Your anecdotal post link means nothing in the face of Apple stated legal policy to the respective entity.
If it's on MR it must be true
If it works for you - great. If it doesn't then, well.... it's behaving exactly as designed.
And here’s the key words “transferred to another Apple ID”
If you read the post, you would see that it involves cancelling the subscription from one Apple ID to then subscribe again from the new Apple ID before the AppleCare expires.
I’ve been doing this every time I’ve sold my phone and it’s worked without issues.
We’re on MacRumours, so of course anecdotal evidence is important given that Apple doesn’t document everything or sometimes say something when it isn’t exactly 100% right, otherwise these forums would not exist.
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Notice how it says “AppleCare+ cannot be renewed *once it expires*”?
That’s right, it means you can indeed cancel from one Apple ID then subscribe again with a new once as long as it hasn’t expired…
and since you love ToS, here’s the window when you cancel an AppleCare subscription.
Notice how it says “AppleCare+ cannot be renewed *once it expires*”?
That’s right, it means you can indeed cancel from one Apple ID then subscribe again with a new once as long as it hasn’t expired…
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Yes, Apple allows AC+ to be renewed (in some countries).
By the rules, you can't move AC+ to a different Apple ID.
Might someone make it happen? Sure. If you do, great. If you don't, it wasn't meant to be.
By the rules, you can't move AC+ to a different Apple ID.
Might someone make it happen? Sure. If you do, great. If you don't, it wasn't meant to be.
In which case, as per the clear wording of the screenshot in my post, they can resume the subscription with their original Apple ID.
Meaning, OP can try it with nothing to lose and give us the results rather than have a pedantic hypothetical discussion that actually doesn’t help OP or anyone.
Sure. But it doesn't (necessarily) mean "you can indeed cancel from one Apple ID then subscribe again with a new," which was my point. If you're not changing Apple IDs, no problem. If you are - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯