Here’s how to get your battery replaced.
It’s been a rough year for Apple’s batteries. After announcing a program to replace batteries in the iPhone 6 and 7 earlier this year (go.macworld.com/67bt), Apple has now launched a program to swap them out in the 13-inch non–Touch Bar MacBook Pro (go.macworld.com/ntbr; affectionately known as the “MacBook Pro ESC” due to the presence of actual function keys). So if you have a laptop that’s been dying out mid-way through your day or just noticed some performance oddities, you might be able to get your battery replaced with a new one. Here’s everything you need to know about the new program:
WHAT’S THE REASON FOR THE PROGRAM?
Apple has said that a component inside “a limited number” of 13-inch MacBook Pro(go.macworld.com/13mp) units could fail,“causing the built-in battery to expand.”Apple did not specify which component was faulty or how it affects the battery.
THAT SOUNDS BAD. IS MY LAPTOP AT RISK?
This story is from the June 2018 edition of Macworld.
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