Apple has its own do-it-yourself repair program, but even if you don't use that, you can actually replace your iPhone's battery yourself at home. With affordable third-party components and various ...

You can try several tricks to see if it’s a problem in how your iPhone decides to charge or in how it measures the battery’s fully empty state. Failing that, get a new battery.

Instead of relying on a phone insurance plan, I was able to use a credit card perk to get reimbursed for some of the repair costs.