Apple Quietly Prepares To Update iPhone Battery Fix

according to Apple's iPhone ASP during the quarter was was $793, a huge jump from $618 in the year-ago quarter. Analysts expected Apple's ASP to come in at $750.78, which means this is a huge beat for Apple. It launched the $999 iPhone X last year and, in Sept., introduced the new iPhone XS which starts at $999 and the iPhone XS Max, which costs $100 more. In short, even though Apple's iPhone unit sales growth is slowing, it almost doesn't matter. The company is making a lot more profit on each iPhone sold thanks to the latest, pricey models.

Is your iPhone battery dying? Time's ticking for a cut-price Apple replacement

The tech firm has charged the reduced fee since last December for out-of-warranty battery replacements in the iPhone 6 and newer models released prior to this year. It comes after Apple admitted software updates had slowed down some handsets with ageing batteries. Prior to the price cut, Apple battery replacements cost £79 – from 1 January 2019, the new price will be £45. If your phone's still in warranty, you should be able to get a free battery replacement without paying anything at all. For full info on cutting the cost of an iPhone, see our Cheap iPhones guide.

Exploding iPhone X on upgrade to iOS 12.1 'definitely not expected behavior,' says Apple

As it stated in Apple Support has responded to a report of an exploding iPhone X – occurring immediately after being upgraded to iOS 12.1 – by stating that this is 'definitely not expected behavior' …NordVPNApple offered its response on Twitter. An iPhone X has apparently exploded in the US after being updated to iOS 12.1 on Wednesday. The iPhone X was in process of getting updated to iOS 12.1 when Mohamad, as is standard practice, put it on charging. "Dark grey smoke started coming from the phone. There have been a number of iPhone fires over the years, and the nature of lithium battery fires is that they can be both very sudden and extremely fierce, meaning that the 'exploding' terminology is understandable.