{"id":824,"date":"2023-12-22T08:44:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T09:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/?p=824"},"modified":"2025-05-01T20:11:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:11:32","slug":"apple-halts-smartwatch-sales-and-replacements-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/22\/apple-halts-smartwatch-sales-and-replacements-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple halts smartwatch sales and replacements in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/apple-watch-series-9-and-ultra-27896333604738600171-700x438-1.jpg\" alt=\"Apple halts smartwatch sales and replacements in the US\" class=\"wp-image-191869\" title=\"Apple halts smartwatch sales and replacements in the US\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Apple fans hoping to snag the latest Apple Watch under the Christmas tree will be disappointed as the Series 9 and Ultra models are no longer available online or in stores due to a legal issue.&nbsp;Additionally,&nbsp;repairs for older watches may be delayed due to reported service limitations.<\/p>\n<p>Following a legal ruling, Apple adjusted its U.S. sales strategy for the Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches. These models are no longer available online but remain in stores until December 24, just before an import ban comes into effect.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of a recent patent dispute, Apple is reportedly limiting repair options for certain smartwatches. Out-of-warranty hardware replacements for Watch Series 6 and newer models are suspended. Software support continues for these devices.<\/p>\n<p>Apple reportedly instructed its service teams to inform customers impacted by the halted hardware replacements that they will be notified if and when repairs resume for their specific watch models.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a legal dispute, Apple will have limited post-ban (Dec 25th) options for pre-ban watch purchases. Color\/size exchanges won&#8217;t be available during the return window. Swapping watches won&#8217;t be possible, but bands can be replaced. Under-warranty returns for refunds still apply.<\/p>\n<p>No news if the ban will hit us here in the UK as of yet , but if we hear we will let you know <\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolsmartphone.com\/2023\/12\/22\/apple-halts-smartwatch-sales-and-replacements-in-the-us\/\">Apple halts smartwatch sales and replacements in the US<\/a> is original content from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolsmartphone.com\">Coolsmartphone<\/a>. If you see it on another news website, please let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple fans hoping to snag the latest Apple Watch under the Christmas tree will be disappointed as the ...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":827,"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824\/revisions\/827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}