iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone warranty in europe?

[katyoshi]

Hello I want to buy a new iPhone 15 pro max. I’m a USA citizen active duty military stationed in Germany. If I buy the iPhone from the Apple USA military discount website with AppleCare plus, will the Apple warranty and AppleCare plus be honored in Europe if something happens to my iPhone?

 

[MLVC]

always thought AppleCare+ is worldwide

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Generally speaking, AppleCare+ is honored in countries where AppleCare+ is sold - which includes most of Europe. There are exceptions; e.g. Turkey has some pretty strict local regulations that can cause problems but outside of that, you should be good.

 

[Lex404]

So I was going through ToS:
Service is limited to the options available in the country where you request service
If service is not available in a country that is not the country of purchase, you might be responsible for shipping to facilitate service in a country where is available
For international service, Apple might exchange products and parts with comparable products that comply with local standards (aka, you got an eSIM only US phone, you might get back a SIM European phone and losing the fancy 5G that works in teh US only anyway).

From their wording, updated on Sept 12, it seems that they do cover international AppleCare+ as long as service options (so not necessarily applecare+) exists in the country where you request.

E.g. I'm living in Poland and we have AppleCare+ only for Mac and iPad, but we do have authorized Apple service for any other device. My American AppleCare+ iPhone can be serviced locally through them.

I'm in the same boat, buying my iPhones from the US cos european tax is crazy 🤣

 

[FreakinEurekan]

So I was going through ToS:
Service is limited to the options available in the country where you request service
If service is not available in a country that is not the country of purchase, you might be responsible for shipping to facilitate service in a country where is available
For international service, Apple might exchange products and parts with comparable products that comply with local standards (aka, you got an eSIM only US phone, you might get back a SIM European phone and losing the fancy 5G that works in teh US only anyway).

From their wording, updated on Sept 12, it seems that they do cover international AppleCare+ as long as service options (so not necessarily applecare+) exists in the country where you request.

E.g. I'm living in Poland and we have AppleCare+ only for Mac and iPad, but we do have authorized Apple service for any other device. My American AppleCare+ iPhone can be serviced locally through them.

I'm in the same boat, buying my iPhones from the US cos european tax is crazy 🤣

Possible, I suppose. I expect when the rubber hits the road, you’ll get warranty service but not AC+ (e.g. damage) coverage there, since your service centers aren’t set up to bill AppleCare. If they could, what possible reason would Apple have for not SELLING AppleCare+ there? They’d be leaving money on the table.

All theoretical of course. I don’t expect to need service of any kind in Poland in the foreseeable future, so I hope it works out for those that do.