Apple is announcing a new AppleCare subscription called AppleCare One that lets you cover multiple products with a single plan. For $19.99 per month, AppleCare One covers up to three products, and tacking on a new product costs $5.99 per month each.
With the products covered under AppleCare One, you get the same coverage you would under AppleCare Plus, including battery coverage, unlimited repairs for accidental damage, and 24/7 priority support.
If you subscribe to AppleCare One, you can also add products that are up to four years old to your plan — a big jump from the 60-day window you have to add AppleCare Plus coverage to a product after you buy it. However, Apple says that older products that you add to your AppleCare One subscription have to be in “good condition” and that the company may run diagnostic checks on them before adding them to your plan. Apple will also only allow you to add headphones to an AppleCare One plan if they are less than a year old.
Theft and Loss coverage is also available for the iPad and Apple Watch with AppleCare Plus, and if you cover an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch under AppleCare One, Theft and Loss coverage will be included.
Apple says you can sign up for AppleCare One from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac or at an Apple Store beginning July 24th.
AppleCare One just the latest services push from Apple, which also includes the Apple One subscription that bundles together a bunch of Apple services into one plan. Last quarter, the company announced that its services revenue reached another all-time high.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
