How can I extend or update my AppleCare+ coverage for my iPhone?

You don't "update" it. It's expired.

The warranty is one year from the original date of sale. You have 60 days from the original date of sale to add AppleCare+ coverage. If that coverage is allowed to lapse, I believe you can re-activate it within 30 days of expiration, but after that, it's done. There is no more coverage.

KiltedTim wrote:

You don't "update" it. It's expired.

The warranty is one year from the original date of sale. You have 60 days from the original date of sale to add AppleCare+ coverage. If that coverage is allowed to lapse, I believe you can re-activate it within 30 days of expiration, but after that, it's done. There is no more coverage.

Its 45 days, except in China Mainland.

nebiyou81 wrote:

How to update coverage expired

Follow Apple’s guidance→About continuing your AppleCare+ coverage for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - Apple Support

If you are referring to the 1 Year Limited Manufacturers Warranty, that cannot be renewed and is only there for a bit to cover defects in material and workmanship just in case it happens.

If you are referring to AppleCare+, you can renew in Settings where a message should be present at the top. You have 45 days to do so. But that only applies if you previously purchased AppleCare+, if you didn't purchase it the first time you can't now.

Extend your AppleCare+ coverage - Apple Support

Methinks the thread was retitled mid discussion.

Which one... the initial purchase or re-activating it?

In the US, you have 60 days to add it to begin with. I was under the impression it could be reactivated within 30 days of expiration, but I could be wrong.

According to my wife, I often am...

Trivia: If a man speaks and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong? ;-)

KiltedTim wrote:

Which one... the initial purchase or re-activating it?

In the US, you have 60 days to add it to begin with. I was under the impression it could be reactivated within 30 days of expiration, but I could be wrong.

From the link I posted: If you paid upfront for an AppleCare+ plan, you might be able to purchase new coverage within 45 days after your original coverage ends.

KiltedTim wrote:

Which one... the initial purchase or re-activating it?

In the US, you have 60 days to add it to begin with. I was under the impression it could be reactivated within 30 days of expiration, but I could be wrong.

According to my wife, I often am...

Trivia: If a man speaks and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong? ;-)

Hello~ Trivia answer: Maybe ;-)

~Katana-San~

KiltedTim wrote:

Which one... the initial purchase or re-activating it?

The point is that the one line question is ambiguous. With the maverick re-titler on the loose, who knows what applecare they were really asking about.

LD150 wrote:

KiltedTim wrote:

Which one... the initial purchase or re-activating it?

The point is that the one line question is ambiguous. With the maverick re-titler on the loose, who knows what applecare they were really asking about.

True

Thanks Lawrence. :)