Reports that multi-year plans for Apple's extended warranty service AppleCare+ will be phased out
Apple offers a paid extended warranty service called ' AppleCare+ ' for its products. AppleCare+ allows you to extend the warranty period to two years, but it has been reported that this multi-year plan will be phased out.
Apple reportedly phasing out option to purchase multi-year plans of AppleCare+ - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/02/applecare-plan-change-phasing-out/
On February 3, 2025, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, who is well-versed in Apple-related leaks, posted, 'Notable changes coming to AppleCare+ next week. Apple will eliminate the 2-3 year prepaid option in stores and on devices, and will only offer monthly and annual subscriptions. Multi-year plans will still be available in the online store, however.' He reported that AppleCare+ multi-year warranty extension plans will be discontinued outside of the online store.
A notable change coming to AppleCare+ next week: Apple is dropping the 2-3 year pay in advance option at physical retail stores and on devices and will only offer monthly and annual subscriptions. You'll still be able to get those multi-year plans on the online store.
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) February 2, 2025
In Japan, AppleCare + offers a monthly subscription (monthly payment) and a two-year prepaid plan at the time of writing, and for the latest iPhone models, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, the monthly payment is 1,580 yen including tax, and the two-year prepaid plan is 31,800 yen including tax.
If you have AppleCare+, you can have your iPhone's display glass, which has been broken, or your battery, which has swollen, repaired at a low cost.
I tried to replace and repair an iPhone with a cracked screen with AppleCare+ - GIGAZINE
If Garman's report proves correct, it means that customers who buy Apple products at physical stores, including Apple Stores, will no longer be able to get the two-year prepaid plan for AppleCare+, but customers who buy products online will still be able to get the two-year prepaid plan.
When Apple-related media 9to5Mac reported that the multi-year AppleCare+ plan would be discontinued, readers commented, 'I'm not a particularly clumsy person, so I've never had to use AppleCare+ in the 20-plus years I've been using Apple products. I know that's not the case for everyone, but I stopped buying AppleCare+ about 10 years ago. So even if Apple were to change the AppleCare+ plan to increase its revenue, it doesn't seem to affect me. But frankly, I think Apple makes enough money from me.'
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