Editorial Staff
Apple recommends the users of iPhone 5, these following steps before rushing for the battery replacement process:
- iPhone 5 user has to check the serial number on Apple site as Apple is promoting this offer of battery replacement for those Apple devices that are sold between September 2012 to January 2013 absolutely free.
- Apple’s this offer of battery replacement for defective iPhone 5 devices would cover those devices for two years after its purchase or else it will cover till March 1, whichever will be the longest period for coverage to be taken into consideration.
- And the users of iPhone 5, who belong to this category if at all gone for the replacement of iPhone 5 device already will have a chance to go for refund by contacting the company.
- One more precautionary notice has been delivered by the Apple to its defective iPhone 5 users, who come under this process of battery replacement is to resolve issues related to any other damages done prior. so that those issues may not indulge & impair the present process of battery replacement.
- As Apple has stated that: “in some cases, there may be a cost associated with the repair. It also said the battery replacement program doesn’t extend the standard warranty coverage of the iPhone”.
- And the eligible users of iPhone 5 for this battery replacement process were advised by the Apple to backup the data to iTunes or to iCloud & also go for the turning off the feature “Find my iPhone” & also go for a erase of all data & settings on the device.
Going deeper into the matter, here’s what all the history & happenings that revolve round the Web about the Apple’s iPhone 5 device battery replacement issue. In last year, Apple after founding a manufacturing issue in iPhone 5 devices. The issue is that these defective iPhone devises took longer time to recharge but unable to long stand & get drained soon. Apple in 2005 & also in 2006 has made recalls upto 2 million laptop batteries to resolve the issues of overheating. Apple has also made such recall process for laptop flash drivers, Macbook Magsafe Power adapters which were proned to splitting. Even in May, Apple conducted a replacement program for iPhone 5 device to resolve the issue of sleep/wake button failures & resolved the issue then itself.
Apple to quit from these shadows of issue resolvings of defects, has sold iPhone 5 devices only for a year. And soon Apple launched its premium iPhone 5s & also iPhone 5c in late 2013. Now in present scenario, Apple has gone for iPhone 5 defective battery replacement. Apple even has plans to release its new smartphone, iPhone 6 with-in a month. And this new Apple product iPhone 6 comes with bigger screen of 4.7 inches & 5.5 inches. So that Apple will be going to witness iPhone 6, its ever biggest launch. And thus Apple aims to capture the market once-again as iPhone alone caters half of the Apple’s sales.
Gollapalli Nithin Kumar
