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Apple has shut down one its free logic board substitute program for the iPhone 8, one which carried out the restore for a small variety of models that shipped with a producing defect.
Apple launched the iPhone 8 Logic Board Repair Program in August 2018, one which utilized to a reasonably small variety of customers. Affected units have been liable to freezing, reboots, and even cases the place it did not activate in any respect.
On Saturday, Apple formally closed down this system, eradicating it from its record of energetic Apple Service Programs, as noticed by MacRumors. The lack of an inventory doesn’t suggest that Apple will not carry out a restore in future for affected prospects, however it might make doing so much less easy to perform.
The program, which ran for eight years, utilized to iPhone 8 handsets bought between September 2017 and March 2018 in Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the U.S. After utilizing a now-disabled on-line search instrument to display screen their iPhone’s serial quantity, customers might then make an appointment at an Apple Store or a licensed service companion, or contact Apple assist or a mail-in restore.
(*8*) underneath this system whereas it was energetic have been free to shoppers.
Customers who’re nonetheless having issues with their iPhone 8 with related points are inspired to contact Apple assist for potential help.
