Choose iPhone from the product categories. So, it is a valuable insurance policy to have: even though he does his best to be very careful of his phone, shit happens - especially to a kid or teenager. Follow the onscreen instructions to choose and purchase AppleCare+ Online Open a browser and visit the AppleCare+ website. Then, a few months after that a friend of his set her curling iron on his phone and shattered the screen - so we had it replaced under Apple Care. But, I almost had to activate the lost and theft feature of his coverage. Normally Apple only allows users to buy AppleCare+ within 60 days after purchasing the device. Once AppleCare+ is added to a product its warranty extends from normal 1 year to additional 2 years, taking the warranty to 3 total years. I used Find My Phone to locate it (at the park's lost & found!) and made them turn around and retrieve it. Users have the option to buy AppleCare+ on a per month basis or pay upfront for the whole coverage. In fact, he did lose his Xr a few months after I bought it: he went with friends and his parents to an amusement park and, after they left his mom texted me that "someone stole his phone there".
If you bought an iPad, then regretted not buying AppleCare+ one month in, you could go ahead. How many stories have we heard of someone walking out of the Apple Store with their new phone and dropping it on the concrete sidewalk? Plus, what I've been doing is buying my grandson who is now 13 years old a new phone while I take his old hand-me-down - so, for a young person becoming a teenager, theft and loss is important. If you want coverage beyond the two years offered by a fixed AppleCare+ plan, Apple also offers rolling monthly subscription plans that automatically renew until canceled by the customer. Previously, Apple set the cap for adding AppleCare+ to a device at 60 days from the date of purchase. But, I will continue to get AppleCare+ when I buy a phone at the Apple Store because AppleCare+ also covers accidental damage and (optionally) theft and loss.