Hello. I have an iPhone 12 and my battery health is at 72%. I currently cannot afford a battery replacement. Is there any free battery service, repair program, or other solution available for my device? Thank you.
iPhone 12, iOS 18
No, there is no free battery replacement service for the iPhone 12 – a phone that would now be many years out of warranty.
There are no active Apple Service Programs of any kind for that phone. I only see one active service program for any iPhone. It is for the iPhone 14 Plus, and doesn't have anything to do with the battery.
You say that you cannot afford a battery replacement, but if you continue using a phone with battery health that is degraded that far, the battery may swell and damage the phone, causing repairs to be more expensive - or making them so expensive (relative to the value of the phone) that you will need to buy a new phone. If I am not mistaken, your iPhone 12 would have displayed a notification that your battery needed replacing the first time that the battery health dropped below 80%. After which a "Service Needed" type display would have remained in Settings.
For reference: It is normal for battery health to drop 1% or 2% per month. Apple sold the iPhone 12 from October 2020 to September 2023. So your phone could be anywhere from 37 months to 72 months old. If your iPhone 12 still is on its original battery, one might expect battery health to be much lower than 72% by now. I do not believe it would be unusual for a 12-series phone to need two battery replacements (or to be approaching that point) by now.
No, there is no free battery replacement service for the iPhone 12 – a phone that would now be many years out of warranty.
There are no active Apple Service Programs of any kind for that phone. I only see one active service program for any iPhone. It is for the iPhone 14 Plus, and doesn't have anything to do with the battery.
You say that you cannot afford a battery replacement, but if you continue using a phone with battery health that is degraded that far, the battery may swell and damage the phone, causing repairs to be more expensive - or making them so expensive (relative to the value of the phone) that you will need to buy a new phone. If I am not mistaken, your iPhone 12 would have displayed a notification that your battery needed replacing the first time that the battery health dropped below 80%. After which a "Service Needed" type display would have remained in Settings.
For reference: It is normal for battery health to drop 1% or 2% per month. Apple sold the iPhone 12 from October 2020 to September 2023. So your phone could be anywhere from 37 months to 72 months old. If your iPhone 12 still is on its original battery, one might expect battery health to be much lower than 72% by now. I do not believe it would be unusual for a 12-series phone to need two battery replacements (or to be approaching that point) by now.
cryirure247 wrote:
Hello. I have an iPhone 12 and my battery health is at 72%. I currently cannot afford a battery replacement. Is there any free battery service, repair program, or other solution available for my device? Thank you.
No. And if you think paying for battery service could be difficult, when a battery is as depleted as yours is at 72%, worse things can happen, like the battery swelling completely destroying the phone. Then you'll be looking at having to buy a new iPhone. You need to find a way to pay Apple to replace the battery before something goes terribly wrong, ultimately costing a lot more than the price of a new battery. And you need to do it the absolute soonest you can.
Apple Service and Repair for iPhone Battery - Apple Support
No the free battery replacement is for iPhones which reach 79% inside the warranty period.
iPhone 12 battery health at 72%; looking for free service
