[Brendaddy]

I am posting this due to me answering lots of questions with this method. This simple method is quite effective but with one caveat it can only be used once per customer. You call Apples support number and say your item i.e. AirPods were leaking battery fluid they will ask for a picture of the item leaking which could be easily faked with water being the same color as battery acid. They'll ask you simple questions like in the example with AirPods they'll ask you if you have the the earbuds that are stored inside the case then they'll send you each replacement part so with AirPods you would get a empty case and each AirPods.

Note: Ive said this is can only be used once per customer I am not 100% how true this is if you take a picture you maybe able to repeat or if you could do it with different items the rep said "We can make a one time exception" without the picture and i assume this is for my entire account but it could be possible it is a one time exception for the item

[dizg20]

I got a question about the leaking battery apple se.

My apple account is very good, its like 7 years old with at least 3000€ worth of orders every year, so it should not be an issue.

I thought about doing that method with an iphone, ipad or macbook.
The thing is, the iphones are waterproof so how are you going to tell them theres a leaking battery? Also, the ingredients of a li-ion battery react with air and will immediately catch fire (well thats what i found out while researching).

So, any tips to refund iphones, ipad or macbooks on the apple site? Amazon refunds do not work in my country unfortunately.

[Brendaddy]

the iphones are waterproof so how are you going to tell them theres a leaking battery?

There could have been a break in the seal during shipping and there still are ports

Also, the ingredients of a li-ion battery react with air and will immediately catch fire (well thats what i found out while researching).

You can use this to your advantage you could say your phone caught fire and got rid of it for safety reasons. They also don't always catch fire they can slowly corrod.

[theHeist]

the item leaking which could be easily faked with water being the same color as battery acid.

Are you sure that showing a pic with some water upon your device will make them believe it is a battery leak?

[Brendaddy]

Are you sure that showing a pic with some water upon your device will make them believe it is a battery leak?

Not preferred but yeah

[theHeist]

Man, I invite you to go and have a look at my last thread in this section about the battery method. I don't think that acid will appear just like water. Telephone would burst few seconds after the leak.

[Brendaddy]

Man, I invite you to go and have a look at my last thread in this section about the battery method. I don't think that acid will appear just like water. Telephone would burst few seconds after the leak.

I highly doubt the reps would know that especially if you do it at night where you get overseas reps