Apple this week made parts and tools for the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max available to order through its self-service repair store in the U.S. and many European countries, seven weeks after the devices launched. There are parts and tools available for repairing or replacing an iPhone […]
Read MoreApple today announced that customers and independent repair shops will be able to repair select iPhones with used genuine Apple parts starting later this year. Alongside the announcement, Apple’s hardware engineering chief John Ternus spoke with TechCrunch about the iPhone’s controversial “parts pairing” process. Repair website iFixit criticized Apple’s parts pairing process last year, and […]
Read MoreApple will soon expand its self-service repair program to the M3 iMac, M3 14-inch MacBook Pro, and M3 16-inch MacBook Pro, according to a trio of support documents published today. (Update: Parts for M3 Macs are now available — see below.) First introduced in the U.S. in 2022, Apple’s repair program lets customers purchase genuine Apple […]
Read MoreApple will soon expand its self-service repair program to the M3 iMac, M3 14-inch MacBook Pro, and M3 16-inch MacBook Pro, according to a trio of support documents published today. First introduced in the U.S. in 2022, Apple’s repair program lets customers purchase genuine Apple parts and tools. Apple also provides manuals so that customers […]
Read MoreApple today announced it has expanded its Self Service Repair program to cover the iPhone 15 lineup and Mac models powered by M2 chips, including the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro, the 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac mini, Mac Pro, and Mac Studio. Apple also said that Self Service Repair is now available for Apple users […]
Read MoreApple today announced that its self-service repair program will be expanding to the iPhone 14 lineup, 13-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip, and 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips starting June 21. First launched in April 2022, Apple’s self-service repair program provides customers with access to parts, […]
Read MoreFrance has been investigating Apple since December after the organization Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée (HOP) accused the company of “planned obsolescence” over serialized repair parts, according to French news agency AFP. Apple’s self-service repair program requires customers to enter a device’s serial number when ordering parts for devices like iPhones and Macs, and any parts […]
Read MoreApple today expanded its self-service repair program to include Mac desktops with Apple silicon, as noted by Jason Snell at Six Colors. Parts, tools, and repair manuals are now available for the iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Studio with the M1 series of chips in particular, and the Studio Display that launched alongside the Mac […]
Read MoreApple today announced it has launched its self-service repair program in Europe, extending the program beyond the United States for the first time. Customers in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK can now purchase genuine Apple parts, and consult repair manuals, through the Apple Self Service Repair Store. Apple says customers […]
Read MoreApple this week expanded its Self Service Repair program to MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models equipped with the M1 series of chips, providing customers in the U.S. with access to select parts, manuals, and tools to repair the notebooks. 14-inch MacBook Pro battery via iFixit While the program’s expansion is good news for the […]
Read MoreApple is now accepting orders through its Self Service Repair Store website for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, as per its announcement on Monday. The online store briefly became unavailable on Tuesday morning while the website was updated to reflect the expansion of Apple’s Self Service Repair program to Macs. Owners of MacBook Air […]
Read MoreApple today announced that it is expanding the Self Service Repair program to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Starting tomorrow, users of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models with chips from the M1 family will be able to obtain repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools via the Apple Self Service Repair Store. […]
Read MoreApple in late April launched a Self Service Repair program for the iPhone, which is designed to allow Apple device owners to do their own repairs in their homes using Apple parts, repair manuals, and tools. In this guide, we walk through everything you need to know about the Self Repair program, including whether it’s […]
Read MoreFor those who want to repair their iPhones on their own without having to visit an Apple retail store or service provider, Apple now has a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, display, SIM Tray, and Taptic Engine. Repairs […]
Read MoreFor those who want to repair their iPhones on their own without having to visit an Apple retail store or service provider, Apple now has a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, display, SIM Tray, and Taptic Engine. Repairs […]
Read MoreApple’s new Self Service Repair program leaves iPhone owners with too many hoops to jump through to successfully fix their own devices, right to repair advocate Nathan Proctor said in a statement today. Proctor leads the U.S. PIRG’s right to repair campaign, working to pass legislation that would allow consumers to repair their own electronics. […]
Read MoreApple’s newly-launched Self Service Repair program is a “great step” forward, but “not the unqualified win for repair enthusiasts that Apple’s marketers would have you believe,” according to do-it-yourself repair website iFixit. In a blog post today, iFixit’s Elizabeth Chamberlain said the biggest problem with Apple’s program is that parts must be paired with a […]
Read MoreWednesday April 27, 2022 6:00 am PDT by Sami Fathi Apple today announced that it has officially launched its Self Service Repair program, letting United States customers repair their iPhones from their homes. To do the repairs, Apple is offering a $49 rental kit that consists of all the tools needed to repair an iPhone […]
Read MoreWednesday April 27, 2022 5:05 am PDT by Sami Fathi Apple today announced it has launched its self-service repair program for the iPhone, announced late last year, that will let iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and iPhone SE users conduct certain repairs at home in the United States with plans to launch in Europe later this […]
Read MoreLast week, Apple announced a new self-service repair program that will provide customers with access to Apple genuine parts, tools, and manuals for completing their own repairs of select devices, starting with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups and later Macs with M1 chips. Apple said the program will be available starting early next […]
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