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Can a Third Party Repair Ruin your iPhone Warranty

SYou can take your iPhone to any service centre to get rid of the malfunctioning instantly. Or you may consult an authorised service centre or Apple store for fixing up the issue. Initially when your iPhone is serviced by any other centres other than Apple stores was automatically void your warranty. But now the case is changed.

According to a memo circulated to Apple retail stores iPhone repairs covered by your device’s warranty will still be covered, even if you had your screen fixed by a third-party service centre. If there are signs that the third-party repair work causes any kind of damage to your iPhone or any repairs related to the displays, you’ll have to pay the out-of-warranty price for repair at an Apple store or authorized repair shop.

Apple is now strict about their screen repair. They slashed the cost of cracked screen fix from about $79-$99 to $29 under the Apple Care+ insurance program. And this is also depending on the screen size. Third party shops usually charge $100 and $150 for screen replacement. So Apple made their 2-year, $129 Apple Care+ program cheaper to fix a cracked display.

But things have changed and going for a third party is not a big deal. The reason for Apple’s decision is unknown. Apple has become more lenient with its customers going elsewhere for their iPhone screen repairs. But this is good news for all apple users so that they save money and time running behind their device repair.

Get in touch with Apple Experts, a prominent Apple Store Qatar, for all kinds of repairs for Apple devices.

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Wipe Your iPhone Clean Before You Sell It

Are you planning to upgrade to a new iPhone or maybe a cool new Android device? Well, if you’re planning to sell your old iPhone, wait a minute. Your whole life depended on this phone, so this device’s obviously got a lot of content of yours. So, before you trade in that iPhone, here’s what you should do:

Make a Backup of Your iPhone's Data

Make sure you backup your phone’s data so that you don’t have to start from scratch on the new phone. Keeping a periodic backup of your data is a good idea that might come in handy if you have had to unexpectedly reset your device for some reason or the other.

Depending on the version of iOS installed and the sync preference settings, you will have to either backup to your computer or the iCloud service. iCloud is reliable and almost all kind of information can be stored safely on the Apple’s server except for those apps which may not support backup to iCloud.

Backup using the iPhone's docking cable.

1. Connect your iPhone to the computer.

2. Open iTunes and click on your iPhone from the left-hand navigation pane.

3. From the iPhone's page on the right side of the screen, click the "Back up to this computer" check box.

4. Right-click the iPhone from the window pane on the left side of the screen and click "Back Up" from the pop-up menu.

Upon successful backup, here’s what to do next:

Erase All of Your iPhone's Data And Settings

Now that you’ve kept a copy for yourself, let’s make sure that no one else is privy to the data on your old phone.

To clear the data off of your phone.

1. Tap settings  

2. Select "General" settings.

3. Choose "Reset" menu item.

4. Tap on the "Erase All Content and Settings" menu item.

The process can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours depending on your network connection and the amount of data, so it’s the best that you do it as early as possible. Do not forget to unlink apps that authenticate you using your iPhone's unique hardware ID by going to the respective app’s website.

If you’re looking forward to buy, sell or repair Apple products at the best Price in Doha, our Apple Service Centre in Qatar is the place to visit. We provide professional Apple Service to all your Apple products and help you repair iPhones, iPads, iMacs, MacBooks and all other Apple accessories.

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Have You Accidentally Purchased A Stolen iPhone

It is indispensable to live without a smartphone these days and Apple iPhones are those sleek, elegant and powerful devices that nobody will say no to! But as you already know, good things always have a catch to them. Since Apple products sometimes cost way more than what one possesses, people go for second-hand products. But do you know that many people are tricked into buying stolen iPhones by fake dealers?  

Given below is a simple method to ensure that you aren’t deceived by third-party sellers:

Examine The Activation Lock Status:

The first step is to acquire its IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity; a unique identifier assigned to every phone) or Serial Number.

This can be obtained by:

1.       Go to the Settings app

2.       Click on  “General”

3.       Tap About

Once you've got one or both of those numbers:

1.       Enter Apple's Activation Lock Status website

2.       Input the IMEI or Serial Number.

3.       Verify that you aren’t a robot.

4.       Click Continue.

Now for the awaited results:

If Activation Lock is turned OFF, you're good to go, or rather buy.

If Activation Lock is ON, there are high chances of the phone being stolen. Query the seller as to why this has happened and ask him to disable it. There are chances that honest sellers might somehow forget to turn it off. If they retort back with some silly explanations, do not buy it whatsoever.

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