Apple Opens Trade-In Program to Non-Apple Devices

Got an old Android phone you want to trade in for an iPhone? Now you can do it at your local Apple retail store.

As expected, Cupertino has expanded its "Reuse and Recycling Program," which offers credit towards a new device in exchange for your old one, to non-Apple smartphones and PCs, according to a report from 9to5Mac. Previously limited to iPhone, iPad, and Mac, the program now lets you trade in select smartphones and PCs from other manufacturers as well.

That includes certain Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry phones as well as non-Mac computers. The newly expanded program is now available in the U.S. and U.K., France, and Italy.

Just bring your old device into an Apple Retail Store, and the company will give you immediate credit for its value toward the purchase of a new one. Trade-in prices, of course, will vary depending on the state of your current device.

Apple first started offering iPhone trade-ins at its U.S. stores in 2013, and expanded the program last year to include the iPad. The company also has an online recycling program that offers gift cards for salvageable iDevices via third-party partners, but users must mail in their devices rather than trade them in via an Apple Store.

Meanwhile, ahead of the April 24 Apple Watch launch, trade-in site Gazelle earlier this month announced that it wants your Apple timepieces.