- AppleCare One will be launched in the UK from August
- It will be available for older devices as well as new purchases
- It is £16.99 per month for three devices, £4.99 p/month for each additional device
AppleCare, Apple’s extended warranty for its devices, is being expanded. A new AppleCare One package is coming to the UK on 4 August 2026 and could make it cheaper for you to cover more Apple products. It also allows you to cover older devices instead of just new purchases.
Currently, you have 60 days from purchase to take out AppleCare+ coverage. It gives you free 24/7 technical support, subsidized battery replacements if your device’s battery drops below 80% capacity, and unlimited accidental damage repairs, including liquid damage.
AppleCare One extends eligibility to cover devices up to four years old (one year for AirPods), provided they are in good condition. In some cases, it may require a trip to the Apple Store to check the status of an older device before you can add it to the plan.
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One of the important changes is that Apple has extended the cover for theft and loss, which protects you in up to two cases of theft or loss per year, to cover the Apple Watch and iPad as well as the iPhone. You can get that cover as part of AppleCare One or take out a stand-alone plan for a single device.
The other key difference is that AppleCare One is a rolling plan rather than an extended warranty for a fixed period – for example, if you upgrade your iPhone and trade in your old one, the AppleCare One plan will now cover your new iPhone.
As always with bundles, how much you save depends on the particular products you have. But you could potentially save up to £11.48 per month compared to the price of individual AppleCare+ subscriptions.
How much can you save with AppleCare One?
AppleCare One costs £16.99 a month to cover three devices. You can add extra coverage for £4.99 per month per additional unit.
Let’s say you have an iPhone Air, Apple Watch Ultra 3 and a 13-inch M5 iPad Pro. Individually, AppleCare+ with theft and loss will cost you £11.99, £4.99 and £8.49 per month. That’s a total of £25.47, so the AppleCare One package will save you £8.48 a month.
For more modest devices, the savings are smaller, but the additional device eligibility can still make AppleCare One an attractive option.
For example, I have an iPhone 16 Pro and an Apple Watch Series 10, both of which are currently covered by AppleCare+ with theft and loss, but I didn’t take out the cover for my iPad Pro, and the 60-day window has long since closed. I currently pay £15.98 per month to cover my phone and watch; it would cost just £1.01 more a month to cover an eligible iPad or iPad Pro – although unfortunately my iPad is an M1 so it’s too old to be included.
It’s worth noting that the AppleCare One package is for devices on the same Apple account. This means you can’t cover family devices linked to other Apple accounts, even if they’re in your Family Sharing group. And for some older devices, you may need to confirm they’re in “good condition” by taking them to an Apple Store.
As a longtime AppleCare customer, I think AppleCare One looks great and will save you money if you have three or more devices to cover. My only concern is that it’s a subscription, and if there’s one thing we know about tech giants’ subscription services, it’s that their prices always go up.
AppleCare One will launch in the UK on 4 August 2026.
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