Apple Warranty Replacement Lightning Cable

Well i have another lightning cable that frayed recently so i thought i d get it replaced through my iphone s applecare again.

Apple warranty replacement lightning cable.

In the past i ve taken any frayed lightning cable to the apple store and had it replaced for free because my iphone was still covered under applecare. Without making a genius bar appointment i walked into my local apple store and walked towards the first employee i saw. I recently went in with my iphone 7 to replace a lightning cable. They do look for the imei from your apple device to see if it s still under warranty and not the cable s serial number.

You should set up an appointment for the genius bar since sometimes the wait is long. As such the apple one year limited warranty benefits are in addition to and not instead of rights provided by consumer law. He happened to be the manager of. In some cases a repair might be covered by the apple warranty an applecare plan or consumer law.

It provides rights separate to rights provided by consumer law including but not limited to those relating to non conforming goods. Since i believed this cable was still covered by my iphone warranty i decided to take it to apple and see if they would replace it. The apple one year limited warranty is a voluntary manufacturer s warranty. Most devices made by apple from iphones to magic trackpads need a lightning cable in order to charge.

How to get a damaged lightning cable replaced. Update for july 4 2017. But apple s cables are notoriously flimsy and they cost more than many third party. Screen repair pricing battery repair pricing other repair pricing.