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Mac users who lost equipment in the LA fires may have a better chance of replacing their hardware through insurance policies than AppleCare plans

If your Apple hardware was affected by the LA wildfires, you’ll have better luck replacing it via a standard insurance policy than AppleCare. Per AppleInsider, AppleCare Repair Agreement policies for Mac dictate what is and what isn’t covered for repair. In the plans, the list, section 4 under “What is not Covered?,” lists specific scenarios. […]

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max battery replacement to retail for $119, marking a 20 percent increase for the service

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date September 16, 2024

It’s going to cost a bit more to replace the battery on the iPhone 16 models. Per Apple’s iPhone repair and service page, Apple Store locations can replace the battery inside an iPhone 16 Pro or iPhone 16 Pro Max for $119 in the U.S., an increase from $99 for the iPhone 15 Pro and […]

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Apple to issue class action payments following iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus “loop disease” audio issues

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 18, 2024

If you slogged through audio issues with an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, compensation may be en route to help make things right. Apple last year agreed to pay $35 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit that alleged that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were prone to audio issues due […]

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MacBook owners can now claim payouts following butterfly keyboard class action lawsuit

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 5, 2023

If you own a MacBook Pro with a malfunctioning butterfly keyboard, it’s about time to collect the legal payout from Apple. Back in 2022, a class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Jose, California, regarding the Butterfly Keyboard in MacBook models introduced between 2015 and 2019. The lawsuit was settled in November […]

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Apple to increase price of some out-of-warranty Mac, iPhone, and iPad battery replacements

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 3, 2023

Some out-of-warranty Apple product repair have gotten or are about to get a bit more expensive. Apple will increase the price of out-warranty iPhone battery replacements for all ‌iPhone‌ models older than the iPhone 14 later this year, the company announced on its website. Apple is also increasing prices of iPad and Mac battery replacement. […]

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