{"id":38230,"date":"2018-12-28T10:19:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=38230"},"modified":"2019-01-03T19:24:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T00:24:55","slug":"after-apologizing-for-slowing-older-iphones-down-apple-will-now-give-a-50-discount-to-replace-your-old-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=38230","title":{"rendered":"How To Take Advantage of Apple&#8217;s $29 iPhone Battery Replacement Program Before It Expires January 1st!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Update 01\/01\/19: Promotion Ended &#8211; Will Now Cost $49<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>There are 3 ways to get a battery replacement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At an Apple Store<\/li>\n<li>At an Authorized Service Center<\/li>\n<li>By mail\u00a0 [don&#8217;t even consider this option]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Setup an appointment at your local Apple Store or Service Center by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/getsupport.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Apple&#8217;s Support Page<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select &#8216;iPhone&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8216;Battery, Power &amp; Charging&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8216;Battery Replacement&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Then click on &#8216;Bring in for Repair&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Login with your Apple ID &amp; password &amp; select your device<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, select your local Apple Store\/Service Center and make an appointment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Price will go up to $49 in 2019.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Originally Article, Posted January 3rd, 2018.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Still amazed that this conspiracy theory turned out to be true. Last Week, <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2017\/12\/28\/technology\/apple-battery-apology\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Apple apologized to its customers<\/span><\/a> for how it use to purposely roll out software updates which slowed down older iPhones including the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S and 6S Plus. This obviously angered many people who are now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/circuitbreaker\/2017\/12\/27\/16822736\/apple-battery-slowdown-iphone-6-6s-se-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">seeking a class-action lawsuit against Apple<\/span><\/a> claiming they wouldn&#8217;t have upgraded their phones had there been no slow downs. Competitors like Samsung and LG jumped at this Apple debacle by noting they don&#8217;t use such tactics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Apple said that the slow downs were meant to prevent older batteries from shutting down suddenly.\u00a0You can read Apple&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/iphone-battery-and-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Full Message to its customers here<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">As a result, Apple will now give customers a $50 discount on a replacement battery. Previously, Apple charged $79 for a replacement, but effective immediately, they&#8217;ll only charge $29. Anyone with an iPhone 6 or later will be eligible for a battery replacement. Originally, it was only iPhones that passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2018\/01\/02\/apple-replaces-iphone-batteries-that-pass-tests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Apple&#8217;s own diagnostic test<\/span><\/a> on the health of their phone who qualified. The battery replacement offer is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-apple-batteries-sales\/apples-battery-replacement-offer-to-reduce-2018-iphone-sales-barclays-idUSKBN1ES1ZG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">reduce iPhone sales in 2018<\/span><\/a> as less people will look to upgrade. <a href=\"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=37575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Read our previous article<\/span><\/a> on how Apple were expected to slash prices on their newer phones in 2018. Those who ordered replacement batteries before the price drop may contact Apple for a refund.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>There are 3 ways to get a battery replacement:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">At an Apple Store<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">At an Authorized Service Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">By mail\u00a0 [don&#8217;t even consider this option]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Setup an appointment at your local Apple Store or Service Center by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/getsupport.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Apple&#8217;s Support Page<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Select &#8216;iPhone&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Select &#8216;Battery, Power &amp; Charging&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Click on &#8216;Battery Replacement&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Then click on &#8216;Bring in for Repair&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Login with your Apple ID &amp; password &amp; select your device<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Lastly, select your local Apple Store\/Service Center and make an appointment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><del><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">You don&#8217;t need to hurry to do this as this program is expected to run through the end of the year.<\/span><\/del><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Update 01\/01\/19: Promotion Ended &#8211; Will Now Cost $49 There are 3 ways to get a battery replacement: At an <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=38230\" title=\"How To Take Advantage of Apple&#8217;s $29 iPhone Battery Replacement Program Before It Expires January 1st!\">&#8230;.. 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