{"id":140,"date":"2014-08-23T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.blueshell.im\/Blog\/?p=140"},"modified":"2020-08-16T08:47:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T08:47:13","slug":"apple-finds-some-iphone-5-units-have-battery-problems-opens-replacement-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/?p=140","title":{"rendered":"Apple finds some iPhone 5 units have battery problems, opens replacement program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday afternoon, Apple has opened up an iPhone 5 battery replacement program after discovering that a \u201cvery small percentage\u201d of units \u201cmay suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently.\u201d The iPhone 5 was originally launched in September 2012, and Apple says that the affected units were sold between that month and January 2013. Apple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ssl.apple.com\/support\/iphone5-battery\/\">support website<\/a> includes a tool to check if your serial number belongs to a faulty iPhone 5\u2026<br \/>\nRead more at <a title=\"Apples Support Site\" href=\"http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2014\/08\/22\/apple-finds-some-iphone-5-units-have-battery-problems-opens-replacement-program\/#g71p0L0zAYsILAzR.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2014\/08\/22\/apple-finds-some-iphone-5-units-have-battery-problems-opens-replacement-program\/#g71p0L0zAYsILAzR.99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The replacement program is available at Apple Retail Stores, Authorized Apple Service Providers, and via AppleCare. Apple tells eligible iPhone 5 owners to backup their data, Turn off Find my iPhone, and Erase all Content and Settings before coming in to have the battery system replaced. Apple says it won\u2019t repair phones with other problems like cracked screens. If you\u2019ve already paid to get your battery fixed (and you\u2019re eligible for this replacement), Apple is <a href=\"https:\/\/ssl.apple.com\/support\/iphone5-battery\/\">offering refunds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The replacement program is available beginning today in the United States and China. Other countries will begin offering replacements beginning August 29th. The program is available through March 1, 2015 and it does not extend your iPhone 5\u2019s warranty.&nbsp;This iPhone 5 battery replacement program is the second in recent history. Late last year, Apple <a href=\"http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2013\/10\/31\/how-apple-will-handle-replacements-for-iphone-5s-units-with-battery-problems\/\">offered a smaller, less-public replacement program for iPhone 5s<\/a> units with battery life issues. The iPhone 5 has also been <a href=\"http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2014\/04\/25\/apple-launches-new-program-to-repair-faulty-iphone-5-sleep-buttons\/\">affected&nbsp;by sleep\/wake button issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday afternoon, Apple has opened up an iPhone 5 battery replacement program after discovering that a \u201cvery small percentage\u201d of units \u201cmay suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently.\u201d The iPhone 5 was originally &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/?p=140\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":532,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions\/532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}