Apple will replace the battery of the iPhone 5

As they say qualified, the battery in the iPhone last two generations working fine for about

 a year and a half. Thereafter, frequency of breakdowns associated with the battery or its electronic components, increases dramatically. And indeed, two years after the presentation, Apple opened a free battery replacement program in iPhone 5. Perhaps your "five" will be able to participate in it. 

Symptom of the disease is that the iPhone 5 starts unexpectedly quickly discharged. In a service action involves almost all "five", were sold in the period from September of 2012 to January of 2013. All this specialized reports page on the official website Apple. 

To find out whether a particular play your device, you need to enter the serial number in the appropriate field. Find the serial number by opening the Settings -> General -> About your device, or connecting your phone to your computer and start iTunes. 

If your device has been exposed to the action of the program, please contact any of the authorized service center to replace the battery. Availability check on the purchase or the warranty, is not required. Please note that any damage to the body, including broken screens may prevent repair. In this case, need to either solve the problem yourself (read: go to the master repairmen), or pay the replacement of the damaged component prices ASC. 

Before going to the ASC, you must create a backup device to iCloud or iTunes, disable Find My iPhone in Settings and delete all data from the gadget in the Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset all settings and content. 

On 29 August 2014 the program should be implemented in all countries, including Russia. Apple reserves the right to refuse to repair the device if you do not contact the service of the country, which originally sold your iPhone. In that case, if you have previously applied to the ASC with the requirement to replace the battery in the iPhone 5 for a fee, you can contact Apple for a full refund of money for the repairs. The program operates two years from the date of the first sale of the device or before March 1, 2015, upon the expiration of the above period.