You cannot extend your coverage until your existing AppleCare coverage ends.Is Your AppleCare+ Expiring? You Can Now Renew Itĭo you have an aging iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch that you want to keep using-and keep covered by AppleCare? The good news is that if you previously bought AppleCare+ for your device, you can now extend that coverage indefinitely on a monthly basis when the plan ends. Open the Apple Support app on your iPhone or iPad.From an iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > General > About > AppleCare+.Apple will not notify you when your AppleCare+ coverage ends, unless otherwise required by law.Once it ends, you have 60 days to renew your coverage. Log in to and tap or click your device.Tap your name at the top and then tap Check Coverage and the device name to see its status. Once your coverage has ended, you can renew at. If you choose to extend your AppleCare coverage, your coverage will renew automatically every month until you cancel it. (You can also buy this monthly AppleCare+ option with a new device, as we reported in “ Evaluating Your iPhone 11 Purchase Options” 12 September 2019.) Apple offers no expiration date for that continued AppleCare coverage, but we presume it ends when Apple stops supporting the device. This is great news for those tired of feeling like they have to buy new devices to keep everything protected by AppleCare+. Instead, you can extend your AppleCare+ coverage for as long as you want to keep that older iPhone and not have to worry about an accident compelling you to buy a new one. Of course, at some point, it will make more sense to buy a new device rather than keep paying insurance for an old one, but at least now you get to make that decision.
In Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States If your AppleCare+ plan will expire soon, you might be able to continue coverage. In these countries and regions, when you purchase AppleCare+ coverage for your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, you can choose to pay monthly or pay upfront for 24 months of coverage. For Apple Watch Edition and Hermes, you can pay upfront for 36 months. If you paid upfront, you can purchase coverage on a monthly basis after the 24 or 36 months is over. Or on your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > General > About, then tap AppleCare+ Coverage Available and follow the onscreen instructions. This monthly plan automatically renews until canceled. You can’t pay upfront for an additional 24 or 36 months.
In Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, you can purchase the new coverage within 30 days of the end date of your original coverage.With the new AppleCare+ it is 60 days. This poster probably bought their 2017 MacBook before the AppleCare+ announcement in June 2017 and was able to buy regular AppleCare within the 1 year period which was the original policy.
When Apple added damage protection to AppleCare it changed the name to AppleCare+ and reduced the purchase-by date to 60 days.