Apple offers to replace your iPhone 5 battery for free

Noticing your iPhone 5‘s battery to be all juiced out faster than before? It might be one of the units that Apple is willing to fix as part of their battery replacement program.

This program is a result to the company discovering a small percentage of their sold iPhone 5 units to possibly have shorter life span than when people first got them. If you bought your handset between September 2012 (when it was initially launched) and January 2013 you may visit Apple’s support page, punch in your device’s serial number, and see if it is indeed one of the units that the company declared as having a faulty battery.

The first countries to get this service is US and China, with other countries are to follow on August 29, 2014. Once it’s available you may visit Apple retail stores, authorized Apple service providers, or AppleCare to have your iPhone 5’s battery replaced free of charge. If, for some reason, you already had it fixed the company is willing to give back refunds.

This is available only until March 1 of next year. I personally have an iPhone 5 that I think is qualified for this program so I’ll be trying this out. We’ll be sure to update you if anything worth mentioning comes up during the process.

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20 Comments

Tanks says:

10 years ago

I have one unit which is qualified. But i had the battery changed long time ago. I use to charge my phone 3 to 4x a day. Plus i have baon na powerbank due to this issue. Will try my luck for a refund.
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Alexander Silades says:

10 years ago

Need a replacement for my iPhone 5
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Efren V. Temblique says:

10 years ago

How do i get a replacement battery for my iphone 5s. I bought my unit in december 2013 at SM Masinag bt am nt sure if it was part of the batches affected. Pls advise as I am wondering d battery drains easily. Tank you Yugatech.
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Neilwin Sy says:

10 years ago

Can you provide a list of local service providers that would replace the battery for free?
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Mark says:

10 years ago

Will they replace it here in the Philippines even if it was bought somewhere else?
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jacob says:

10 years ago

hi my iphne 5 is eligible for this program as i entered my phones serial number. i know it’s going to be availble on aug 29 for other countries. i just hope the process won’t take too long and be that difficult and will be acailable also here in davao city. :) i really need my phone bat replaced
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Alvin says:

10 years ago

So if i bought my iphone 5 last may 2013, mine wouldnt be eligible for the battery replacement program?? Thanks for the reply
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marilou says:

10 years ago

ibought myiphone in uae bur now im in rhe phillipineshow can i avail of this replacement
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BV says:

10 years ago

badvibes!!! feb. 3 ko nabili akin, naknam@#$!!!
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romeo says:

10 years ago

been to istore. my phone is eligible but the girl said this would take 3 weeks as they have to ship the device to somewhere else to test if its really eligible. this is funny. i cancelled it anyway.
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Margot says:

10 years ago

Mine is eligible, I inquired at PowerMac they said they’re going to send my iPhone in singapore and wait for fucking 3 to 4 weeks for the battery to be replace… like WTF? Wala ako gagamitin phone for that time being? Wala ba available battery sa Pinas at dito na lang gawin? Tangina diba?
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Ozzie says:

10 years ago

I called Globe and she gave me stores in Manila that handle the replacement. So it means they will not replace it here and ship it overseas? That’s absurd. Di ba Powermac Centers do repairs? Isa sa mga stores that was given to me is Powermac in Trinoma.
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Paul Mata says:

10 years ago

Try going to this Apple Repair Center. They will be able to give a good diagnosis and possibly have batteries available for replacement quickly.

http://www.sencolink.com/senco/splash.php
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Dhang says:

10 years ago

Is 5c included??
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zandro says:

10 years ago

my iphone 5 is purchase in japan. cover po ba ito nang battery replacement program in phil.
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