Apple Opens Site for Self-Service Repairs

<p><span class&equals;"pagebody-location"><strong>CUPERTINO<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; <&sol;span> Apple has opened a self-service site that now lets users fix their own Apple iPhones&comma; providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;selfservicerepair&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" data-analytics-exit-link&equals;"">Self Service Repair Store<&sol;a>&period; Self Service Repair is available in the US and will expand to additional countries — beginning in Europe — later this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new online store offers more than 200 individual parts and tools&comma; enabling customers who are experienced with the complexities of repairing electronic devices to complete repairs on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups and iPhone SE &lpar;3rd generation&rpar;&comma; such as the display&comma; battery&comma; and camera&period; Later this year the program will also include manuals&comma; parts&comma; and tools to perform repairs on Mac computers with Apple silicon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To start the Self Service Repair process&comma; a customer will first review the repair manual for the product they want to repair by visiting <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;support&period;apple&period;com&sol;self-service-repair" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" data-analytics-exit-link&equals;"">support&period;apple&period;com&sol;self-service-repair<&sol;a>&period; Then&comma; they can visit the Apple Self Service Repair Store and order the necessary parts and tools&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Every genuine Apple part is designed and engineered for each product&comma; and goes through extensive testing to ensure the highest quality&comma; safety&comma; and reliability&period; The parts are the same ones — at the same price — as those available to Apple’s network of authorized repair providers&period; For certain repairs&comma; customers will receive a credit when returning a replaced part for recycling&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Apple tools available to customers on the Self Service Repair Store are the same as used by Apple’s repair network&period; They are custom designed to help provide the best repairs for Apple products&comma; and are engineered to withstand the rigors of high-volume&comma; professional repair operations where safety and reliability are the utmost priority&period; The high-quality tools offered through Self Service Repair include torque drivers&comma; repair trays&comma; display and battery presses&comma; and more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Apple will offer tool rental kits for &dollar;49&comma; so that customers who do not want to purchase tools for a single repair still have access to these professional repair tools&period; The weeklong rental kits will ship to customers for free&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Self Service Repair is part of Apple’s efforts to further expand access to repairs&period; For the vast majority of customers who do not have experience repairing electronic devices&comma; visiting a professional repair provider with certified technicians who use genuine Apple parts is the safest and most reliable way to get a repair&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Over the past three years&comma; Apple has nearly doubled the number of service locations with access to genuine Apple parts&comma; tools&comma; and training&comma; including more than 3&comma;000 Independent Repair Providers&period; A global network of more than 5&comma;000 Apple Authorized Service Providers supports more than 100&comma;000 active technicians&period; As a result&comma; in the US&comma; eight out of 10 Apple customers are located within 20 minutes of an authorized service provider&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Apple also has published a paper&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;support&period;apple&period;com&sol;content&sol;dam&sol;edam&sol;applecare&sol;images&sol;en&lowbar;US&sol;otherassets&sol;programs&sol;Expanding&lowbar;Access&lowbar;to&lowbar;Service&lowbar;and&lowbar;Repairs&period;pdf" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" data-analytics-exit-link&equals;"">Expanding Access to Safe&comma; Reliable&comma; and Secure Service and Repair&comma;<&sol;a>” which details Apple’s approach to designing long-lasting products and increasing access to repairs&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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