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Apple announced on November 17, local time, that it will launch a self-service repair program in early 2022 that will provide genuine parts and repair tools for users to repair their iPhones and Macs. This is a major change in policy from the attitude of not allowing repairs by anyone other than an authorized service provider.
In early 2022, gradually expanding from the United States
The self-service repair program announced by Apple will allow ordinary users to purchase genuine Apple parts and repair tools to repair iPhones and other devices.
The program will be available from the United States in early 2022 and will be expanded to other countries and regions by 2022.
Of course, you can still ask a professional technician to repair your Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASPs).
Starting from iPhone12, iPhone13, also to M1 Mac
The target products will initially be expanded to the iPhone 12 series and iPhone 13 series, and later to the M1 Mac.
At the beginning of the self-service repair program, users will be able to replace parts such as the iPhone display, battery, and camera, which are common repairs, on their own.
Apple has announced that it will sell more than 200 genuine parts and repair tools in Apple’s online store for self-service repairs. If you return the parts you no longer need after the repair to Apple, you will be given credit for your next purchase.
At this time, details such as the selling price and sales conditions of the parts have not been disclosed.
Is it a response to the “right to repair”?
Until now, Apple has taken a strict stance, such as refusing repairs by Apple, excluding products that have been repaired using non-genuine parts as well as repairs by users.
On the other hand, however, there has been growing criticism that users’ inability to repair a product violates their “right to repair.”
In this announcement, Apple said, “By designing a product that is durable, long-lived and easy to repair, users can continue to use the product for a long time. Apple is a new feature with long-term software updates. Will continue to provide. “
Recently, it turned out that Face ID will not work if you replace the display of the iPhone 13 series with a non-genuine product, but Apple announced that it will be possible to replace the display of the iPhone 13 series even with a third party, and it is in beta of iOS 15.2 In 3, Face ID can be used even after replacing it with a non-genuine display.
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