News in Short

• Apple has launched AppleCare One Family, a new multi-device protection plan in the US.
• The plan costs $49.99 per month, roughly Rs. 4,800.
• One subscription can cover Apple devices belonging to up to six family members.
• Family Sharing is required to use the plan.
• Eligible devices bought before subscribing can also be added.
• Most eligible devices must be less than four years old and in good working condition.
• Families can make up to six theft and loss claims per year.

If your family owns several Apple devices, managing separate AppleCare subscriptions can quickly become complicated.

Apple now has a solution for that.

The company has introduced AppleCare One Family, a new protection plan that brings eligible devices belonging to multiple members of a Family Sharing group under a single subscription. The service is currently announced for the US and is scheduled to become available later this month.

The idea is simple. Instead of every family member maintaining separate AppleCare coverage, one person can manage a single family subscription.

AppleCare One Family price

AppleCare One Family costs $49.99 per month, which works out to roughly Rs. 4,800 per month based on the conversion provided in the source.

The same monthly fee covers eligible products across the family. Adding more qualifying devices does not increase the subscription price.

This is particularly relevant for households that have several iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches.

The plan also covers eligible devices against theft or loss, while retaining the benefits associated with AppleCare+.

Up to six people can share the plan

The plan requires Apple Family Sharing.

The person managing the subscription can invite up to five other members. That means a maximum of six people can be covered under the family group.

Apple devices belonging to those members can then be managed under the same AppleCare One Family subscription.

This could make the plan more convenient for families where parents and children all use Apple devices.

Your existing Apple devices can also qualify

One of the more useful parts of the new plan is that families don’t necessarily have to buy new devices to take advantage of it.

Apple allows qualifying devices purchased before signing up to be added to the subscription.

Most devices that are less than four years old and in good working condition can qualify, although Apple may require a diagnostic check or inspection before adding them.

That means an older iPhone or iPad already being used by a family member could potentially be brought under the same family coverage.

What happens when someone buys a new Apple device?

Apple is also making the plan easier to manage when family members upgrade.

According to the supplied information, new eligible Apple devices purchased by members are automatically added to the coverage without an additional fee.

The family therefore does not have to purchase another AppleCare subscription every time someone gets a new device.

Users can manage their covered products through an iPhone, iPad or Mac. The relevant section is:

Settings > General > AppleCare & Warranty

From there, eligible products can be added, removed or swapped, provided they meet Apple’s requirements and are linked to the user’s Apple Account.

Six theft and loss claims every year

AppleCare One Family also comes with theft and loss coverage for eligible iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch models.

The family group can make up to six theft and loss claims each year.

There is, however, no annual claim limit for accidental damage and warranty claims, according to the supplied information.

That could make the plan particularly interesting for families with several devices being used every day.

How is AppleCare One Family different from AppleCare One?

AppleCare One Family builds on Apple’s existing AppleCare One subscription.

The standard AppleCare One plan, introduced in the US in July 2025, costs $19.99 per month and covers three products. Each additional product costs another $5.99 per month, according to the supplied report.

AppleCare One has also expanded to markets including Australia, France, Germany and the UK.

The new Family plan takes the multi-device idea further by bringing devices used by multiple Family Sharing members under one subscription.

Will AppleCare One Family come to India?

For now, there is no confirmed India availability.

AppleCare One Family has been announced for the US, with availability expected from September 14. The company has not announced when the service will arrive in India or other markets.

For Indian Apple users, that means the new $49.99 monthly family plan should not be treated as an India launch yet.

If Apple eventually expands the service to India, the biggest appeal could be convenience. Families with multiple iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches could manage protection through one subscription rather than tracking separate plans for each device.

For now, however, AppleCare One Family remains a US-only offering based on the available information.