A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance
&gt; Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by $50 — from $79 to $29...<p>&gt; Early in 2018, we will issue an iOS software update with new features that give users more visibility into the health of their iPhone’s battery, so they can see for themselves if its condition is affecting performance.<p>There we go.<p>It took too much trouble and too long for it to happen, but Apple is stepping up and doing the right thing.<p>Actually, the cost of battery replacement is now excellent. If they hadn&#x27;t screwed this up by not communicating what was going on, I think they could have easily justified $49 - $59.<p>So I take the drop to $29 as a tangible apology, which I appreciate. (Well, personally, I&#x27;ve already replaced my battery using a $25 kit from Amazon, but obviously that&#x27;s not viable for the great majority of iPhone owners.)