has anyone done it recently? what will apple do? repair the power button or send me a refurb?
thanks I've elected to send it in via mail
thanks I've elected to send it in via mail
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iPhone 5 Power Button Replacement Program
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Thats still going on? I thought it ended March of 2016. It said 3 years since purchase and the last iPhone 5 that had the issue was made in March of 2013.
Nope still going on
on apple's website as of tonight https://www.apple.com/support/iphone5-sleepwakebutton/
on apple's website as of tonight https://www.apple.com/support/iphone5-sleepwakebutton/
Look at the last line of the link.
"The program covers iPhone 5 models for 3 years after the first retail sale of the unit."
That means it ended March 2016.
Well i contacted apple last week and they happily accepted the repair request. they just wanted the serial number to match up and FMiP off.
I sent in mine with 8.4, i don't think they care as they will be restoring them to iOS 8 (or ten maybe) most likely when they ship back out
Very interesting. I would consider you lucky. I don't think it will be going on much longer as the last time that document was updated was 2015.
You have any idea what kind they are sending back nowadays ? I'm assuming that they would just send a refurb iPhone back since they have many other repairs to deal with (maybe higher priority and perhaps they want to deplete iPhone 5 stock)
Document was last updated when iOS 8 was the latest version of iOS.
"Information as of 2015-03-05"
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Im fairly certain they will just replace the button. Probably takes then less than an hour.
I guess I'll update this thread when the time comes. Here's hoping I get a new phone.
I doubt they even have iPhone 5s (Not iPhone 5S, but plural lol, stupid naming structure) laying around anymore. Its pretty much an obsolete product now.
I had this done back when the program first started in 2013. I'm not sure if it's different now, but I took the phone to the Apple Store and was given a loaner while mine was sent out for repair. It came back 3-4 days later and they didn't restore it, just replaced the button and actually did the battery too for free.
This was quite different for the time as they had always just swapped phones prior to this program.
This was quite different for the time as they had always just swapped phones prior to this program.
