
So if you break your MacBook screen, you take it in, and you can get it replaced for $99. There's a special screen service fee that's $99. It means you have to pay a service fee but the service fee is way lower than what you would pay if you would have to do the repair yourself.
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Now this doesn't mean that if you accidentally damage your Mac you get it replaced or fixed for free. But you get more than that because you get accidental damage coverage. You also extend your support all the way up to that three years as well. So when you buy AppleCare for a Mac what you get is you extend that warranty for two years so you get a total of three years warranty. They are three separate things that you are purchasing. Then you would get AppleCare for your iPhone. Then you would get Apple Care for your Apple Watch. You would get AppleCare when you buy a new MacBook. It is not service that just covers all of your Apple stuff. The important thing to know is each product you buy has to have its own AppleCare. You can even get it for the Home Pod and the iPod Touch. You can get it for Apple Watches, for AppleTV. You can get it for the iPhone, for the iPad. You buy it in addition to the hardware you're buying. Which devices have AppleCare? AppleCare is kind of like a product. So you get two or three years total phone support not just those ninety days. It also extends the phone support out for that same amount of time. For iPhones and iPads it adds an extra year for a total of two. For instance for Macs it adds an additional two years for a total of three. It extends that warranty beyond the initial year. That's what people mean when they say AppleCare most of the time. Now AppleCare is actually called AppleCare+. I'll talk more about the phone support later. It also includes ninety days of phone support.


It will cover if the device breaks and it's not your fault, something is wrong with it, it's a lemon, etc. Usually it's a one year manufacturer limited warranty. Now you get a basic warranty when you purchase a new Mac, iPhone, iPad, or other device. So AppleCare is the term that Apple uses to describe their warranties. There you can read more about it, join us, and get exclusive content. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of supporters. Today I'm going to answer frequently asked questions about AppleCare. Check out Frequently Asked Questions About AppleCare at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
