Hi is it ok to go to Best Buy to do a battery replacement as they r a authorized Apple provider or am I better to go to a Apple store? Will the battery be replaced the same day I take it? It is a drive for me to either place is why I am wondering. This is for a iPhone se 2020. Thanks
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You need to make an appointment at the Apple store and they can do the replacement in around an hour. Not sure about Bestbuy
Best Buy can do it. You'll get an OEM battery. They have to operate under Apple's rules, so they'll chat up Apple support first to get authorization.
BB might not be same day though. Apple should be, unless there is some reason they need to send it elsewhere. It'll take about an hour.
Depending on whether they have the battery in stock, whether the Geek who does battery replacements is working, and whether it can be scheduled, BB can replace the same day. I just had an iPhone XR battery replaced at BB. They didn't have the battery in stock so I had to wait 3 days... which turned into 10 days because they damaged the iPhone XR display and replaced the device w/ a new (possibly refurb) iPhone XR.. which was eligible for AC+. Figured I'd go for the monthly AC+ for the next year in the event my son damages the phone.
I didn't know with BB, thanks. I went to them for a battery replacement, but Apple wouldn't allow them to replace it because it was for a 6 Plus.
My only experience with Apple not replacing same day was mid-2017 I think. By that point, Apple was shipping the iPhone 5 to their main repair center and simply replacing the phone. So, had to wait for them to get the phone in.
As to your XR, Apple would tell you that it's 'remanufactured'. New casing, new battery and any parts failing QC replaced.
I just talked with ubreakitifix and they told me they don’t use genuine Apple batteries. Thanks though.
It is sounding like the longer drive to a Apple store is the best and safest place.
Set up a replacement booking via Support App. Then you are sure it will be OEM parts and that they have time 
In Poland we don’t have Apple Store but some Resellers can do battery replacement with part authorization in their stores. So when booked I had new battery after 45min
In Poland we don’t have Apple Store but some Resellers can do battery replacement with part authorization in their stores. So when booked I had new battery after 45min
Interesting. I wonder if it is a shop by shop basis then. The store that is local to me does use OEM parts and they have a sign that they are a Certified Apple Repair store.
Based on my first replacement, I took my son's SE2 there to replace its battery as well. Because the SE2 is a newer model iPhone the shop had to pair the battery with the device - something they did not have to do when I took my 6 Plus in.
My son has not received any on-device iOS notices that he is using a non-OEM battery.
Definitely. If Apple should accidentally break something replacing the battery, they will take care of you. Can't say the for some repair shop.
A couple years ago I had the battery replaced successfully for an 7+ at BB. I was giving it to someone who needed a bigger screen phone.
I've had a failure with an X at an Apple store. Claimed the screw was stripped. The implication was someone tried to replace unsuccessfully. The Apple store was the only one who had tried it, so maybe from factory bad?
I'll be trying Apple for a battery on a 12 Pro soon. Under AC+.
I've had a failure with an X at an Apple store. Claimed the screw was stripped. The implication was someone tried to replace unsuccessfully. The Apple store was the only one who had tried it, so maybe from factory bad?
I'll be trying Apple for a battery on a 12 Pro soon. Under AC+.