With your iPhone comes an year’s warranty and more support from Apple so that you don’t run into any problems with your iPhone. As you might know, it’s not often that you run up into hardware/software problems with the iPhone but when you do, it can be a little tricky to get them resolved.
In cases where it’s a hardware glitch, you’ll need to take it to Apple stores for repair. Naturally, since iPhone’s a costly affair, the repairs are costly too. If you are on warranty or AppleCare, though, you can avail a lot of benefits. Notably that of not having to shell out as much if your iPhone isn’t covered.
Apple provides a standard 1-yr warranty to all your purchases from Apple. This includes the iPhone. After the first year, you have the option of obtaining AppleCare so that you remain covered for more than one year of Apple’s default warranty cover.
So supposing something has gone wrong with your iPhone. How do you know if Apple will fix it for free or if you’ll need to shell out more?
Thankfully, Apple’s very own warranty status checking software lets you figure the answer to that question. Easily.
Here’s how to check the warranty status of your iPhone or iPad online:
1). First of all you need to find serial number of your iOS device. follow these steps to know your device serial number:
- Open Settings
- Tap on General
- Now tap on About
- Scroll down to where it says Serial
2). Now go to this web page: https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
3). Enter your iOS device serial number into the text field and hit the Continue button.
4). Warranty status of your iPhone or iPad will be shown. If the serial is incorrect or lacking other details, you’ll probably won’t be able to see the information.
You can apply for AppleCare directly from the results page in case that’s what you’re looking for.