Ashutosh Singh

No More Free Hairline Crack Repairs for iPhone and Apple Watch

June 6, 2024

Apple offers one of the best after sales services, but it’s not cheap. Free warranty doesn’t cover many problems.

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Standard warranty is also good compared to competition, but now it just got worse with the new Apple’s warranty policy.

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Standard warranty no longer covers the hairline crack on iPhone and Apple Watch. You will have to pay to get hairline cracks fixed.

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Hairline cracks are those minor cracks with no visible point of impact.

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Any part replacement on iPhone is quite expensive. So what can you do to reduce its cost?

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The only option is the AppleCare+ subscription. It covers accidental damage, now including hairline cracks.

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But the subscription cost is not cheap. The company already charge premium and should not have made this move.

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Apple didn't provide any particular reason on why hairline cracks removed from the free service.

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