Apple today announced the launch of a new repair program for the iPhone 14 Plus, which addresses a camera issue. According to Apple, a

Apple or an authorized service provider will repair your phone for free. If you’ve already paid to have the camera repaired, Apple says you should contact them to see if you can get a refund. Apple will offer a free repair program to all the affected iPhone 14 Plus models for three years after they were originally sold.

If your iPhone 14 Plus is affected — and you can enter your serial number on the program page to see if yours is — Apple says it or an Authorized Service Provider will service

Apple announces its first iPhone service program since 2021 to repair rear camera issues with the iPhone 14 Plus.

Phone 14 Plus owners who already paid for repairs can contact Apple for a refund, according to the company's support page for the service program.

Apple has identified a very small percentage of iPhone 14 Plus devices that fail to display a preview when using the rear camera. If yours qualifies, Apple will fix your iPhone's camera for free.

And, naturally, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a recent Medium post, Apple has big plans for future iPhone cameras. We've already heard a few rumors on camera upgrades for the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone SE 4,

Apple has begun selling repair parts for iPhone 16 and 16 Pro phones on its self-service repair store. That includes replacements for commonly damaged parts like cameras, displays, and back glass, and follows the release of official Apple iPhone 16 repair manuals in September,