AppleCare One Family now live for $50 a month in time for iPhone 18 Pro launch — here's what it actually covers
Tablets iPads AppleCare One Family now live for $50 a month in time for iPhone 18 Pro launch — here's what it actually covers News By Tom Pritchard Published 15 September 2026 Protect all your family's Apple devices with one payment When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Heck, a simple screen repair on the iPhone 18 Pro Max is going to cost $379, which is almost a third of the cost of the phone itself. AppleCare One already offers the chance to cover up to three devices on a single plan, and now AppleCare One Family offers that same coverage for up to six people — for $50 a month.What devices you can addThere are surprisingly few limits on the number of devices you can add to this plan.
- ▪Tablets iPads AppleCare One Family now live for $50 a month in time for iPhone 18 Pro launch — here's what it actually covers News By Tom Pritchard Published 15 September 2026 Protect all your family's Apple devices with one payment When yo
- ▪Heck, a simple screen repair on the iPhone 18 Pro Max is going to cost $379, which is almost a third of the cost of the phone itself.
- ▪AppleCare One already offers the chance to cover up to three devices on a single plan, and now AppleCare One Family offers that same coverage for up to six people — for $50 a month.What devices you can addThere are surprisingly few limits o
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- ▪ AppleCare One Family Launches at $49.99 Per Month — MacRumors
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Tablets iPads AppleCare One Family now live for $50 a month in time for iPhone 18 Pro launch — here's what it actually covers News By Tom Pritchard Published 15 September 2026 Protect all your family's Apple devices with one payment When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Hadrian | Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Whether you're picking up an iPhone, iPad or some other Apple device, you'll know that official repairs can get very expensive.
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