AR coating coming off your MacBook? You'll need to mail it off for repairWhat you need to know
Apple is still repairing faulty MacBook screen coatings.
Stores must now mail them to a depot for repair rather than carrying out the work in-store
You can't take it into an Apple Store anymore.
A few years ago Apple admitted that some of its MacBook and MacBook Pro devices were suffering from an issue that caused their anti-reflective coatings to fail. A free repair program has been in effect ever since and, as surprising as it might seem, it's still running today. But there's a twist – Apple Stores can no longer carry out the work.
According to an internal memo picked up by MacRumors, Apple has told its Authorized Service Providers that they can no longer repair these machines themselves. Instead, they must be mailed to a central hub. As you can imagine, that's going to take a little longer than waltzing into a local store.
The new policy went into effect January 4, 2021 and means that customers who take an eligible 12-inch MacBook or MacBook Pro e...
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AR coating coming off your MacBook? You'll need to mail it off for repair
