im asking these 2 scenarios:
if i buy new iphone from sellers:
1) activated phone but no receipt.
2) non-activated phone, phone was bought earlier but not activated until i bought it eg 1 month from purchase date. then activate on a later date
if the warranty still valid as per activated date regardless of when the purchase date of the phone?
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If you purchase an iPhone from Apple directly or from an actual Authorized Apple Seller, the warranty starts the day the phone was purchased and has nothing to do with the date the phone was activated.
If you purchase an iPhone from a seller is who is NOT Apple or an actual Authorized Seller, the warranty on the phone begins the day the phone left Apple or the Authorized sellers inventory.
So, if you buy a phone from someone other than Apple or an Authorized seller and the phone sat on a shelf for a month or more, the warranty would have started the date it left Apple's inventory. In other words, activation is not a factor for warranty at all. The date it left Apple or an Authorized Sellers inventory is the date warranty begins.
Only buy from Apple or an Apple Authorized Seller and you won't have any issue. Buy from someone not authorized, and you take your chances.
If you purchase an iPhone from Apple directly or from an actual Authorized Apple Seller, the warranty starts the day the phone was purchased and has nothing to do with the date the phone was activated.
If you purchase an iPhone from a seller is who is NOT Apple or an actual Authorized Seller, the warranty on the phone begins the day the phone left Apple or the Authorized sellers inventory.
So, if you buy a phone from someone other than Apple or an Authorized seller and the phone sat on a shelf for a month or more, the warranty would have started the date it left Apple's inventory. In other words, activation is not a factor for warranty at all. The date it left Apple or an Authorized Sellers inventory is the date warranty begins.
Only buy from Apple or an Apple Authorized Seller and you won't have any issue. Buy from someone not authorized, and you take your chances.
Activation has nothing to do with when the warranty starts. the warranty clock starts ticking the day the device is sold by Apple or an authorized retailer.
If you buy a phone from Apple today and leave it in the box, unopened and unactivated for a year, the warranty will have expired by the time you actually open it up and activate it.
Taroace wrote:
im asking these 2 scenarios:
if i buy new iphone from sellers:
1) activated phone but no receipt.
2) non-activated phone, phone was bought earlier but not activated until i bought it eg 1 month from purchase date. then activate on a later date
if the warranty still valid as per activated date regardless of when the purchase date of the phone?
This sounds like you are talking about a 3rd party purchasing a phone and then reselling it to you, or a 3rd party is purchasing stock from Apple and is not an authorized reseller. In that case, the warranty starts when they purchased the device, and as KiltedTim said in his response, if it was to sit for a year, the warranty would be expired before you even purchased it.
In the country i am from, warranty also needs the original purchase receipt, with on it the purchase date. So i would take the purchase data as reference, just to be sure
Thanks all for the reply and clear explanation on the subject. Appreciated it.
Thank You apple
Does Apple Warranty depend on activation date or purchase date?
