AppleCare+ Now Covers Batteries That Drop To 80%

Mark Wilson writes with news that Apple's AppleCare+ plan has been updated to address one of the biggest worries that people have about products with non-removeable batteries, and that become very expensive paperweights when the juice runs out. From BetaNews: "Previously, the extended warranty only covered batteries that would hold 50 percent charge or less. Now this has been updated so that you can request a free replacement within the coverage period if your device's battery is only able to hold 80 percent of full charge. The new terms to no apply to everyone — it all depends on when you bought your Apple device. If you bought your iPhone, iPad, iPod or Apple Watch before April 10, 2015, you're stuck with the old terms. I wish this change applied to my MacBook Air, with which I'm lucky to get 90 minutes of battery power.

Comments

a replaceable battery would be to expensive.

[Anonymous Coward]

Hence, the POS iphone's true value is about $6.49.
Value of a clueless gay apple user: priceless.
Do people choose to become clueless gay apple users? Or is it genetic?

Re:Good design, eh?

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

I had three different cell phones that would randomly shut off in my pocket because over time their battery door came loose and the battery itself would momentarily disconnect, causing it to lose power. Personally I don't see why anybody would want the structural weakness of a removable battery.

Re:Good design, eh?

[fluffernutter]

You think when they put the battery in at the factory they are just going to inject pure battery 'juice' into the phone??