Finally able to change my battery

[big samm]

As you can see my battery is at 79% on my AW4 Lte. Will they change the battery or give me a refurbished watch?
My microphone is not working anymore so I don’t know if this will give me any problems when i service it. Anyone have any experience servicing a Apple watch for the battery?

 

[StumpyBloke]

You haven’t given much context, but is the watch under warranty? I’m assuming it’s not? If so, why would Apple do anything? For free I mean?

Sorry if I have completely misunderstood the situation though.

 

[Significant1]

You haven’t given much context, but is the watch under warranty? I’m assuming it’s not? If so, why would Apple do anything? For free I mean?

Sorry if I have completely misunderstood the situation though.

Even out of warranty, it must be below 80% battery health for a battery swap. I guess because Apple charge less for battery swap, then other out of warranty repairs (which are close to the price of a new watch) and likely, they are just swapping the whole watch. ?‍♂️

 

[StumpyBloke]

So are you saying if a battery goes below 80%, Apple will deal with it FoC even when the device is out of warranty?

 

[big samm]

Watch is out of warranty and yes i will pay for the battery swap which is 99$ here in Canada…

 

[big samm]

So are you saying if a battery goes below 80%, Apple will deal with it FoC even when the device is out of warranty?

If you wanna have your battery exchange regardless if it’s in warranty or not Apple requires that the percentage of the battery falls below 80% which means 79%.

 

[Significant1]

So are you saying if a battery goes below 80%, Apple will deal with it FoC even when the device is out of warranty?

No one has said it is free of charge, when out of warrenty. But a fixed price no matter model and a lot cheaper than the normal out of warrenty fee:

Apple Watch Service and Repair - Apple Support

Need to repair your Apple Watch? See your service options, their costs by coverage type, and how long they take.

support.apple.com

 

[mlody]

If you wanna have your battery exchange regardless if it’s in warranty or not Apple requires that the percentage of the battery falls below 80% which means 79%.

Did you get your AW4 serviced yet? What was the expirience? My battery on my AW4 SS is quickly degrading - it was 84% few months ago, then a week or so dropped to 81%, and now dropped to 79% and just days after to 78%. I have appointment set for Monday, so I will share my expirience when all is done.

 

[mlody]

Did you get your AW4 serviced yet? What was the expirience? My battery on my AW4 SS is quickly degrading - it was 84% few months ago, then a week or so dropped to 81%, and now dropped to 79% and just days after to 78%. I have appointment set for Monday, so I will share my expirience when all is done.

All went smooth with Apple when i came in for my appointment. They ran diagnostics and confirmed that my battery is worn out and that I qualify for the $79 battery service. Apple overnight the package and I was expecting to receive it on Wednesday, but now it turns out that FedEx stole it, before it even got it to their final distribution center, so I have to deal with that. Anyone has any expirience with stolen replacement?

 

[Shadowbech]

All went smooth with Apple when i came in for my appointment. They ran diagnostics and confirmed that my battery is worn out and that I qualify for the $79 battery service. Apple overnight the package and I was expecting to receive it on Wednesday, but now it turns out that FedEx stole it, before it even got it to their final distribution center, so I have to deal with that. Anyone has any expirience with stolen replacement?

Interesting, I wonder how they know that the white box has a watch in it?? Since apple is the shipper, did you contact Apple? Are they going to send another unit? Fedex to be honest is going downhill path and I wish Apple would stop using them for returns and stuff.

 

[mlody]

Interesting, I wonder how they know that the white box has a watch in it?? Since apple is the shipper, did you contact Apple? Are they going to send another unit? Fedex to be honest is going downhill path and I wish Apple would stop using them for returns and stuff.

I am planning to go to my local Apple store within the next hour to see what to do next with this situation. I dont expect to walk out with Apple Watch, but I hope that they will be able to review everything and resend a new replacement watch.

 

[Shadowbech]

I am planning to go to my local Apple store within the next hour to see what to do next with this situation. I dont expect to walk out with Apple Watch, but I hope that they will be able to review everything and resend a new replacement watch.

Good luck. I hope for the best outcome. Last time I took my watch in for warranty replacement, I had the option for them to mail it to the store so that I can pick it up there. My friend was also given that option few years ago for the watch 2 for the screen lifting issue. I'm not sure if they give the option now or if they have to mail it to your house??

 

[rillrill]

See my post —

Apple Watch Battery Replacement for $79 Story

Hey folks. I just wanted to share my experience getting my wife’s Apple Watch battery replaced from Apple. With Apple either slowing down adding new features or just not being able to add many new features like new sensors, its never been a better time to keep your watches longer. My wife’s...

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