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Apple extends swollen battery repair coverage to 3 years for 1st-generation Apple Watches

Last updated: May 14, 2021 3:07 pm UTC
By Dan Pye
Apple extends swollen battery repair coverage to 3 years for 1st-generation Apple Watches

Apple has extended its repair coverage on first-generation Apple Watches to three years for those experiencing swollen battery issues, 9to5Mac reports.

Apple extends swollen battery repair coverage to 3 years for 1st-generation Apple Watches

Apple provides a complimentary one-year limited warranty for its devices, and tacks on an extra year specifically for swollen batteries.

But with several first-generation Apple Watch users taking to Reddit and Apple’s support pages to voice their problems with ongoing expanding battery issues, the company sent out a communication to its Apple Authorized Service Providers adding another year to its battery coverage just before the devices were set to age out of the program.


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