Not anymore, at least the NYC stores don't. They take your phone in and give it back to you in a couple of hours(depending on how busy they are). That's how the

Not anymore, at least the NYC stores don't. They take your phone in and give it back to you in a couple of hours(depending on how busy they are). That's how they did it when I had mine replaced last week. The 5th Ave store didn't have any batteries in stock so I had to either wait a few days or go to a different store that had them.