{
  "id": 8071811,
  "title": "Apple Increases Battery Replacement Fee for iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/apple-increases-battery-replacement-fee-for-iphone-18-pro-and-pro-max",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T18:25:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/17/apple-higher-iphone-18-pro-battery-fee/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the U.S., Apple is charging a higher $129 out-of-warranty fee to replace the battery in an iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max compared to previous models, according to its website . Apple has always charged $119 to replace the battery in iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro models, so the fee has increased by $10 for the iPhone 18 Pro models, which have larger batteries. If your iPhone has…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}