Apple will allow users to repair smartphones and computers independently. This is reported on the company’s website.
The American company announced the launch of the SELF SERVICE REPAIR program. The IT giant will sell popular spare parts from iPhone and Mac and place in the open access instructions for repair. First, Apple will implement items for iPhone 12 and iPhone 13, then components will appear for MAC computers based on M1 processors.
It is reported that the Self Service Repair starts at the beginning of the next year in the United States. Within 2022, the program will be expanded on other countries. “At the initial stage, it will focus on the most frequently served components, such as the iPhone display, battery and camera,” the company’s representatives said. The Apple store will include more than 200 spare parts that will allow you to fix the home of the popular problems on the iPhone.
“Extension of access to Original parts Apple gives our customers an even greater choice if necessary,” said Apple’s chief operating officer Jeff Williams. However, the corporations believe that for most users, the choice of an verified service center is more suitable than home repairs.
“We never thought that we would live to this day,” – reacted to the announcement in IFIXIT, whose specialists are engaged in the popularization of independent repairs.
Earlier it became known that Apple will allow third-party service centers to repair the iPhone. Prior to this, the replacement of the display on the smartphone in the handicraft conditions was almost impossible, since in this case there was a high probability of failure of the Face ID sensor.