Say you buy the AppleCare straight out for $200. If you go a year without using the AppleCare by taking it in for a claim, and you decide to upgrade after that year, you can get a $100 of it back.
Not a problem! Good luck in the future.
It's prorated. If you paid for a year (or even monthly), cancel (via Apple support) as soon as you no longer want to cover that device. You'll get the refunded via the method of payment.
Thanks. What happens to those that pay monthly and forget to cancel when they trade their device in to Apple or Best Buy ?
You'll just be continued to be billed. You'll have to remove / cancel that AC+ plan. Unfortunately, the plan doesn't automatically cancel when you trade your phone in.
If you purchased an AppleCare+ monthly subscription directly on your device, it's also treated like any other subscription, so you'll see it in listed in the "Subscriptions" section of your iPhone's Settings app, and can easily cancel it from there.
In theory, you'd get whatever portion of the current month you hadn't yet consumed. If your renewal date is September 30 and you canceled on September 15, you'd get around $5 back. However, I'm not sure if that's entirely correct as I canceled AppleCare+ for my last iPhone as soon as I traded it in and didn't receive a refund. Perhaps it's not automatic and you have to call Apple Support to arrange it.
I'm in the same position that you are and went through the same thing with my iPhone 12 Pro Max when I first got it — picked up the leather case and had a sort of love-hate relationship with it, repeatedly taking it off at home and only putting it on when I was going out. About a year or so ago I eventually stopped putting it back on, and I carried that iPhone from that point onward.
My family has had multiple phones shattered(front and back) in good cases and one was rendered useless(with no sign of physical damage) both from drops at pant pocket height..sooo do cases work? They do some of the time I guess but not always..
Yup, and that’s why this is a personal and subjective decision based on individual lifestyles.
Sure, more damage likely with a case-less phone when dropped, but a case-less phone could mean you're less likely to drop it. Going by my experience two years ago, Apple's clear case was too slippery, but slid in easily in my pocket. Apple's silicone was too sticky. I felt I had to yank it out of pocket. Apple's leather was a good compromise, some protection and good balance of sticky and slippery, while not making the phone too bulky. But this year's leather it's not as good of a fit and the leather keys are very mushy. Granted I've only tried on 3, and another poster suggested I keep on trying until I get a good one. I've also used RhinoShield bumpers (2 years ago) which has a good amount of lip, it seems very protective, but it makes the phone a bit too wide for me to get a good grip plus the bumpers were slippery. I'll know better if I can go case-less year round when it's winter when my hands are cold and dry. I'm using a felt-lined sleeve now which is probably more protective than the leather and maybe more protective than the silicone and clear case, when I'm taking the phone out of my pocket. So the only danger is when I'm using the naked phone and it somehow gets knocked out of my hand(s). Not a big deal as I wouldn't use my phone, naked or cased, while standing in a crowded moving train. Is it a bit of a hassle to have to take the phone out and put in back in the sleeve every time I used it though.
I've never found a screen protector that didn't overtly deter from the quality of the screen image.
I never liked using screen protectors. Tried it once and absolutely hated how it deters from the quality resolution of the screen, and even the feel of the screen. I remember just taking it off and never tried using one since. That was years ago and never had a scratch, or any kind of damage to the screen since. I simply always use a case, and always put my phone in my right pocket with nothing else. My right pocket is my phone pocket - never put anything else in my pocket to rub up against the screen. To me screen protectors are totally unnecessary - unless you are someone who is careless with your phone
And always place the screen side towards your body. I also put a $20 and biz card under the case.
