Apple has revealed plans to sell parts to customers so they can repair their own broken iPhones. The tech giant's Self Service Repair scheme launched in the States earlier this year and is now heading to the UK and Europe.
The scheme offers repair manuals, tools, and replacement parts for the iPhone 12 and 13 range, as well as more recent Mac laptops which contain Apple’s own chips. You will be able to access more than 200 individual parts via a special online store, with the option to buy or rent some tools.
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Apple says the parts are the same ones – and at the same price – as those already available to Apple’s network of authorised repair providers, and customers can also send replaced parts back to the firm for refurbishment and recycling, with credit off their parts purchase provided in many cases.
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Apple chief operating officer, Jeff Williams, said: “We believe the best technology for our customers and for the planet is technology that lasts, which is why we design our products to be durable and rarely require maintenance or repair,”
“But when a repair is needed, we want customers to have many options for safe, reliable and secure repair. That’s why we’re excited to launch Self Service Repair in Europe, giving our customers direct access to genuine Apple parts, tools and manuals.”
As well as the UK, the scheme is being expanded to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden and Spain.
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