Apple will finally let iPhone users repair their own iPhones, the company announced this week. It will start this effort with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series, with an expansion to older iPhones and ...

Apple announced the Self Service Repair program several months ago in November 2021. It was a huge deal because, for the first time ever, Apple was going to give you the tools to repair your own ...

With the iOS 18 update, Apple is making it so you can repair your own iPhone without the headache. The "Repair Assistant" feature will recognize genuine iPhone parts, ensuring they function properly.

Alongside supporting more iPhone and Mac devices with its controversial Self Service Repair program, Apple is updating its software tools so repairers don't have to call to register parts. Apple says ...

Apple plans to give customers the ability to repair their own devices amid growing pressure from regulators and consumers around the world for manufacturers to ease restrictions on fixing products.

When it launched last April, Self Service Repair marked a shift for Apple. The company’s longtime policy of deferring to in-house “Geniuses” softened, as right-to-repair momentum had been building ...

Apple in April 2022 launched a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the iPhone 12 display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, ...

Apple last week announced the launch of a new Self Repair program, which is designed to allow iPhone 12, ‌iPhone‌ 13, and ‌iPhone‌ SE owners to repair their devices on their own using manuals, tools, ...

Apple's 79-pound iPhone Self Repair Program toolkit is on our test bench. Here's what's inside the hefty repair package. In our case, we ordered a battery replacement for our iPhone 13 Pro. With the ...

According to Apple's long-standing policy, a product reaches obsolete status seven years after the company last distributed it via its official sales channel.

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