Hairline cracks on iPhone and Apple Watch displays are now a paid repair
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GregLu, 06 Jun 2024When the product is slim and slimmer with the year ... yeah... moreI don't think that slimmer phones are prone to bending or cracking, considering that my Nokia 8 is thickest at 7.9mm on the camera glass and the overall thickness is between 6.8-7mm.
The problem with Apple is their implementation with their designs, so they can grift cash from brainwashed consumers for every design flaw on purpose, with scam so-called "repairs" by Apple Care.
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- 01 Jul 2024
Anonymous, 07 Jun 2024I was spoiled from using tough Nokias for years without scr... moreGet any Nokia, if you don't want to mess with hairline cracks on smartphones 👍
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- 10 Jun 2024
Since when were hairline cracks free repairs??? I sold phones for years and never ever heard about that from a single soul.
"Shocking" how unknown this was.
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- 07 Jun 2024
potato4k, 07 Jun 2024During Jobs era, Apple support was known for their stellar ... moreYeah, I could see how it went downhill. I still remember how easy it was to get my iPod Touch replaced back in early 2014 when the home button stopped working. This was probably still before Cook made those decisions.
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- 07 Jun 2024
Akashi Seijuro, 06 Jun 2024Oh wow, maybe I wasn't careful because my newly-unboxe... moreYeah, somehow I don't believe your anecdotal evidence is real.
If it IS *which I doubt* you could have got a replacement with Apple or your service provider. Unless you left it for weeks or months later, which then would have been on you. Tough.
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- 07 Jun 2024
Anonymous, 07 Jun 2024My experience with Apple's warranty was quite bad. I h... moreAre you serious? Which country are you from, because that sounds quite...criminal? Whether it is 3 days or 3 months, warranty period is warranty period and to violate that is something which even smaller brands don't risk in most places around the world with poor consumer protection laws.
My own experience with Apple's warranty related services has been very meager, but not great either. Their "Apple support staff" couldn't even give me clear answer on the phone, on whether I could safely swap my standard base power cable for a MacAir with an extension power cable (which used to be provided free of cost in the olden days, but the greed got into their bones) without asking me all the details from my Mac's purchase date, serial number, macOS version (what??), details of purchase receipt to something else which I forgot. Cut the call with their "geniussss" and instead picked up a 3rd party cable from Amazon for around half the sticker price and haven't had any issues for 15+ months now.
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- 07 Jun 2024
NeonHD, 07 Jun 2024Actually, Apple's warranty is one of the biggest reaso... moreDuring Jobs era, Apple support was known for their stellar service and being generous to ensure cutomers were happy. During Tim Cook era, he hired several executives from luxury brands that screwed up Apple retail, as one of them requires the Genius/support department to be profitable. It went downhill from there till today.
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- 07 Jun 2024
I was spoiled from using tough Nokias for years without screen or lens protectors. The first 15 I got a hairline crack the first time I dropped it on a wood indoor floor after 3 months. I learned my lesson that time. If you must use Apple, get those screen and lenses protectors first thing your phone is out of the box!
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- 07 Jun 2024
Typical Apple behaviour. Ask a shitload of money for doubtful goods (at least on side of cost versus real value) and then again squeeze even more money out of foolish customers who blindly follow this sect that only proclaim the belief of "how can I steal even more money from you without you noticing you're actually being scammed". It's making me sick but it's actually us, foolish customers, who agree to pay for all of that so who's to blame? Apple who just designed brilliant marketing and sales tricks to fool people? Or us who are too stupid to know its a scam and they just created a movement where people want to be a part of. They created a craving of belonging to an "exclusive" group of people.
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- 07 Jun 2024
NOT a cool move by Apple...
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- 07 Jun 2024
NeonHD, 07 Jun 2024Actually, Apple's warranty is one of the biggest reaso... moreApple free replacements are expected due to one or both of these factors
1. The users overpaying for their products.
2. Apple geniuses incapable of repairing their lwn products. 🫢
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- 07 Jun 2024
I bet this is to anticipate the poorer QC for BoE panels that Apple will use. So instead of finding a better quality parts, trillion cheapskate company Apple decided to put the burden on their own customers.
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- 07 Jun 2024
NeonHD, 07 Jun 2024Actually, Apple's warranty is one of the biggest reaso... moreMy experience with Apple's warranty was quite bad. I had a device with a bad screen that had turned yellow towards the end of the warranty period. They denied my claim simply because "the issue happened only when 3 months of warranty was remaining". I sold my device and never looked at Apple again.
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- 07 Jun 2024
naap51d, 06 Jun 2024I'm surprised Apple even HAS a warranty. Their TOS pr... moreActually, Apple's warranty is one of the biggest reasons why you'd want to switch to an Apple device. It has (or at least had) the most lenient warranty program of all tech companies. Anything that was broken with the device, you could bring it in and they'd give you a free replacement.
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- 07 Jun 2024
Anonymous, 06 Jun 2024Hairline cracks appearing on a lot of Apple products coming... moreMaybe that's why they started charging for hairline cracks so that they can scam people 😆
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- 07 Jun 2024
Corning quality
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- 07 Jun 2024
Barry Egan, 06 Jun 2024why nobody is boycotting this greediest company on the planet 🤔Because brand loyalism and cult following. Same story with Samsung.
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- 07 Jun 2024
Anonymous, 06 Jun 2024I didn't realize this was a common thing for recent Ap... moreJust look even at the super expensive Vision Pro headset, people started getting hairline cracks on the glass just leaving it on a table!
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- 06 Jun 2024
I'm surprised Apple even HAS a warranty. Their TOS probably says the minute you touch the box, it's all on you.
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- 06 Jun 2024
Anonymous, 06 Jun 2024Hairline cracks appearing on a lot of Apple products coming... moreI didn't realize this was a common thing for recent Apple products.