How to check the AppleCare warranty status on your iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, or Mac

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Every iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Mac comes with a one-year warranty against manufacturing defects and hardware failures. If you choose, you can also extend that warranty for additional years with AppleCare. Regardless of which warranty you have, you can easily find out whether or not your Apple products are currently covered.

How to easily find the AppleCare warranty information for all of your devices

You can check the AppleCare status of all your Apple devices in one convenient place from your best Mac. With macOS Ventura, it's easier than ever.

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  1. Sign into your My Support page (opens in new tab) using a web browser.
  2. Click on the device you need to check. 

How to check the AppleCare warranty information on your iPhone or iPad

You can also quickly look up the information right on your iPhone or iPad.

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  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Scroll down and tap General.
  3. Tap About.
  4. Tap on the name of your AppleCare plan.
  5. If you don't see an AppleCare option, tap Limited Warranty or Coverage Expired for more information.

Is AppleCare+ worth it?

You may be wondering if AppleCare+ is worth putting on your iPhone or other devices, and our advice would be to look into all the options you have for warranty before you make a decision.

Of course, the basic version of AppleCare (the one you don't pay extra for) does not protect against any kind of accidental damage, so if you drop your iPhone and crack the screen, you won't be covered without AppleCare+. However, that might not matter to you for a device like an Apple TV that doesn't travel with you everywhere you go.

You don't need AppleCare+ on all your devices, you can pick and choose which devices need the extra warranty based on how you use them.

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Karen S Freeman
Karen S Freeman
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Karen is a contributor to iMore.com as a writer and co-host of the iMore Show. She’s been writing about Apple since 2010 with a year-long break to work at an Apple Store as a product specialist. She's also a contributor at CNET. Before joining iMore in 2018, Karen wrote for Macworld, AppAdvice, WatchAware. She’s an early adopter who used to wait in long lines on release days before pre-ordering made things much easier. Karen is also a part-time teacher and occasional movie extra. She loves to spend time with her family, travel the world, and is always looking for portable tech and accessories so she can work from anywhere.

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