Google Launches Pixel Care+ Device Protection With Unlimited Claims - Is Your Device Eligible?

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ZDNET's takeaways

• Google has a caller instrumentality protection programme called Pixel Care+.
• The programme is designed to protect newer flagship devices.
• Customers tin get free surface and artillery replacements

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Pixel and Fitbit owners are astir to person a batch much bid of mind, arsenic Google has launched a caller protection programme for Pixel and Fitbit devices -- including phones, tablets, and wearables. 

In an announcement this week, nan institution elaborate nan caller Pixel Care+ program, which is aimed astatine providing "a higher level of coverage, work and bid of mind" for flagship devices.

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The programme is only unfastened to newer devices -- for nan Pixel 8 lineup and newer phones, nan Pixel Watch 2 and newer watches, and nan Pixel Tablet. For Fitbit devices, you tin enroll a Fitbit Ace LTE, Fitbit Sense 2, Fitbit Versa 4, Fitbit Charge 6, and Fitbit Inspire 3.

The value is simply a small much than Google's existent protection plan, but it brings it successful statement pinch what Apple Care+  offers. In immoderate cases, for illustration nan deductible cost, it moreover surpasses it. And remember, Apple Care+ doesn't connection nan multi-year subscriptions to prevention money arsenic it erstwhile did.

What does Pixel Care+ include?

New benefits include: 

• Unlimited claims for accidental damage, extended warranty claims, aliases mechanical damage
• Free screen and artillery repairs
• Free aft warranty malfunction claims
• Genuine Google parts and replacements
• Priority support from Pixel Experts
• Self-service claims done nan Google Store website
• Optional added nonaccomplishment and theft coverage

Google adds that it's besides making nan claims process easier by allowing you to record a declare consecutive from nan Google Store, wherever you tin take a clip and day for your appointment.

How overmuch does Pixel Care+ cost?

Pricing varies depending connected instrumentality (you tin find a complete database here). As an example, sum for a Pixel 10 Pro Fold is $16 a period aliases $299 for 2 years (saving you $84). The Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL are $13 a period aliases $239 for 2 years, while nan guidelines Pixel 10 is $9 a period aliases $179 for 2 years. Coverage for a Pixel Watch 4 is $5 a period aliases $99 for 2 years. Upgrading to nonaccomplishment and theft protection (which isn't disposable successful New York) adds a fewer dollars a month, but location is simply a deductible of $60 to $100 to get your instrumentality replaced. 

Pixel Care+ is disposable now for caller eligible devices successful nan US, and you tin adhd it wrong 60 days of acquisition done nan Google Store aliases nan My Pixel app.

If you're an existing Google Preferred Care aliases Fi Device Protection customer, your subscription will beryllium rolled complete to nan caller program.