Apple has extended the free battery replacement program for the iPhone 5-2016. The program, launched last August relates to devices of iPhone 5 series, which were sold between September 2012 and January 2013, and is now considered on the date three years.
Apple had to admit last year that there had been some batches problems with the permanently installed battery. What kind of problems were exactly, was never made public by Apple's pages. States only that "a 5 devices shortens the battery life at a small number of iPhone or that the devices need to be charged more often."
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But not all iPhone sales in the period in question 5 are affected. The qualified for sharing iPhone 5 devices fall within a certain range of serial numbers that everyone just can check yourself. Apple provides to a special page where you can let check your device number. Alternatively there is also an Apple Retail Store, or one of the many authorized service provider of Apple can check if you can not do even that.
End of the program shifted from March 2015 to February 2016
Actually, Apple had wanted to perform with battery replacement only until 1 March 2015. But now the conditions for participation were in favor of the customer to the extent modified so that they apply to February 2016 this week. How many devices are affected worldwide, and how many customers have already taken the exchange program to complete, is not known. Customers now have now given the option to exchange their iPhone 5 battery charge.
How do you test the serial number:
The easiest way is in the system settings on the iPhone directly under Settings / General / Info / serial number.
Tip: Make a backup and send
Heard the iPhone to the affected batch, you can be free to submit it to the exchange. Who must submit his iPhone, you should definitely run a backup and reset the unit before shipment to the factory settings to disclose any personal information, as well as disable "Find My iPhone".
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