{"id":267916,"date":"2023-12-22T09:17:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T14:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=322139"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:20:59","slug":"apples-ban-affects-even-the-repairs-of-their-watches-more-problems-for-tim-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/apples-ban-affects-even-the-repairs-of-their-watches-more-problems-for-tim-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s ban affects even the repairs of their watches; more problems for Tim Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have been discussing for a few days the big problem that Apple has with its two most advanced watches: the Watch Series 9 and the Watch Ultra 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/what-apple-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about-the-ban-on-apple-watch-series-9-and-watch-ultra-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"A patent issue prevents the American company from selling them in its territory\">A patent issue prevents the American company from selling them in its territory<\/a>. And today we have discovered the second part of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"AppleTV+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8f7cb2d7-74e2-4492-af0c-06a1761742a1\/457874704\/apple-tv-plus-2019-03-28_12-07-17.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">AppleTV+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Bloomberg, <strong>Apple will not be able to repair hardware issues <\/strong>(such as broken screens) <strong>on any Apple smartwatch that is outside of its standard one-year warranty<\/strong>, starting from the Apple Watch 6 that was launched in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest on Apple Watch ban: Company tells staff it can\u2019t replace out of warranty Series 6 and newer. That means if you\u2019ve got a Series 8, for instance, that\u2019s over a year old without AppleCare, and you have a broken screen, Apple can\u2019t replace it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aNUi6D4pej\">https:\/\/t.co\/aNUi6D4pej<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mark Gurman (@markgurman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markgurman\/status\/1737918004266958995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple will contact customers when replacements become available, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg. <strong>However, assistance with Apple Watch software-related issues can still be provided.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And furthermore, <strong>if you have an Apple Watch that is still within its 14-day return period, you will not be able to exchange it for another model<\/strong> (a different color or size, for example), but refunds will still be accepted during the ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A fight that could take a toll on Apple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this represents a huge headache for Apple, which is fighting against patent claims filed by a company called Masimo. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/apple-is-going-to-stop-selling-the-watch-series-9-and-ultra-2-in-a-few-days-this-is-the-reason\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Masimo insists that the technology Apple uses in the blood oxygen sensor of the Apple Watch infringes its own patents.\">Masimo insists that the technology Apple uses in the blood oxygen sensor of the Apple Watch infringes its own patents.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Apple Watch Ultra | Apple\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/24Z2YPq2zBg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At the moment, it is not clear how long the legal process will last,<\/strong> but the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided that the claims have sufficient grounds to impose a ban on the latest models of the Apple Watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Apple also cannot import more smartwatches from its manufacturers to the US.<\/strong> So, although retailers will be able to continue selling the wearables for now, stocks will not last forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have an Apple Watch that is still within its 14-day return period, you won&#8217;t be able to exchange it for another model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":267919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1066],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-267916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-apple"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315592,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267916\/revisions\/315592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267916"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=267916"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=267916"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=267916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}