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Did You Spend $79 on iPhone Battery? You Might Get $50 Refund

The rebate applies to customers who bought the battery replacements last year for iPhone 6 models and higher.

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Did you spend $79 for an iPhone battery replacement last year? If so, prepare to get some of that money back.

Apple is giving a $50 credit to any customers who made the purchases in 2017 at authorized company stores and service locations. The credit specifically applies to out-of-warranty battery replacements for iPhone 6 devices and later.

The refund is part of Apple's effort to make up for "Batterygate." Last December, the company admitted to secretly slowing down the performance of certain iPhone models to offset errors caused by the aging batteries inside.

Many iPhone owners were outraged over the practice; outside experts realized you could restore the performance of these iPhones by simply replacing the battery. However, Apple failed to communicate this to the public and later apologized for it.

To make up for the incident, the company this year began slashing the out-of-warranty battery replacement price on affected iPhones from $79 to $29. The discount lasts until the end of this year (or at least, it should).

The new $50 credit essentially extends the discount to iPhone owners who bought the battery replacements last year—something Apple hinted it might do in a letter to a US senator back in February.

To deliver the $50 credit, Apple will contact eligible customers via email starting today until July 27. The company intends to offer the refunds via an electronic funds transfer or by adding the $50 to a credit card.

Customers who believe they're eligible, but failed to receive an email should contact Apple at this link. You have until the end of this year to do so before the offer expires.

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I've been a journalist for over 15 years. I got my start as a schools and cities reporter in Kansas City and joined PCMag in 2017, where I cover satellite internet services, cybersecurity, PC hardware, and more. I'm currently based in San Francisco, but previously spent over five years in China, covering the country's technology sector.

Since 2020, I've covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I've combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink's cellular service.

I also cover cyber threats, from ransomware gangs to the emergence of AI-based malware. In 2024 and 2025, the FTC forced Avast to pay consumers $16.5 million for secretly harvesting and selling their personal information to third-party clients, as revealed in my joint investigation with Motherboard.

I also cover the PC graphics card market. Pandemic-era shortages led me to camp out in front of a Best Buy to get an RTX 3000. I'm now following how the AI-driven memory shortage is impacting the entire consumer electronics market. I'm always eager to learn more, so please jump in the comments with feedback and send me tips.

The Best Tech I've Had:

  • My first video game console: a Nintendo Famicom
  • I loved my Sega Saturn despite PlayStation's popularity.
  • The iPod Video I received as a gift in college
  • Xbox 360 FTW
  • The Galaxy Nexus was the first smartphone I was proud to own.
  • The PC desktop I built in 2013, which still works to this day.

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