As you may know, all kinds of rechargeable batteries have a limited lifetime and may need to be serviced or recycled finally. Your own battery’s lifespan will be different based on how you use your device and the settings you choose for it.

Use Apple or an official service provider.

In case you need to charge your battery regularly, maybe it’s time to service it. For products with built-in lithium-ion polymer batteries, the batteries must be serviced by Apple or an authorized service provider.

iPhone Owners

Actually, your battery is planned to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty contains service coverage for an unreliable battery. If it is out of warranty, Apple offers a battery service. Prices and terms may vary.

Apple Watch Owners

The battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty (for Apple Watch and Apple Watch Sport) and two-year warranty (for Apple Watch Edition) include service coverage for a defective battery. If it is out of warranty, Apple offers a battery service. Prices and terms may vary.

iPad Owners

The battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty contains service coverage for a defective battery. In case it is out of warranty, Apple suggests a battery service. Prices but terms may be different by the way.

iPod Owners

The battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 400 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty includes service coverage for a defective battery. In case it is out of warranty, Apple suggests a battery service. Prices and terms may be different.

MacBook Owners

The battery is planned to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty contains replacement coverage for a defective battery. Apple suggests a battery replacement service for all MacBookMacBook Air, and MacBook Pro notebooks with built-in batteries.

We’ll manage your battery responsibly.

As a matter of fact, putting batteries in the trash is dangerous for the environment. Apple and all our authorized service providers are devoted to recycling and disposing of batteries with the utmost respect for the earth. So recycle your device with us. Or drop off a battery from your AirTag. We’ll take it from there. On top of doing the right thing, your device may even be suitable for a credit towards a new Apple product.