Google’s Pixel Care Plus includes free screen and battery repair

Google is phasing retired its Preferred Care extended warranty program for the Pixel Care Plus program. Pricing betwixt the 2 is beauteous similar. You’ll inactive wage $8 per-month, oregon $159 for a two-year program connected a Pixel 9. For a Pixel 10 Pro Fold, that jumps up to $339 for 2 years, oregon $18 per-month, with the optional nonaccomplishment and theft bundle for a tiny other charge.  

The large changes present are that surface and artillery repairs are free, and work fees for different accidental harm are overmuch lower. Under the aged Preferred Care program, replacing a cracked surface would tally you $29. Under Pixel Care Plus a cracked beforehand surface oregon artillery moving astatine nether 80-percent capableness volition get swapped retired for $0. Unfortunately, if you hap to messiness up the interior surface connected your 10 Pro Fold, you are not covered. 

Other accidental harm fees alteration depending connected model, ranging from $49 connected immoderate older models similar the Pixel 8a and 9a, to $99 connected the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. On mean they’re little though, with work fees reaching $129 for the Pixel 9 Pro and Fold models. The caller nonaccomplishment and theft option, which adds $1 oregon $2 a period to the plan, besides varies per exemplary with deductibles ranging up to $149 connected the precocious end. 

The caller plans bring Google much inline with the likes of Samsung, which ditched surface replacement fees nether its caller extended sum plans backmost successful January.