Apple Launches DIY Repair Program in Europe - PCMag

Following a US motorboat earlier this year, Apple is rolling retired its Self Service Repair programme crossed Europe. Customers successful Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK tin present implicit their ain iDevice repairs utilizing the aforesaid manuals, parts, and tools arsenic Apple Store locations and authorized third-party providers.

While Apple supplies much than 200 parts and tools needed for communal repairs connected the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, arsenic good arsenic Mac notebooks with Apple silicon, you'll request astatine slightest immoderate acquisition with what the institution called "the complexities of repairing physics devices."

"We judge the champion exertion for our customers and for the satellite is exertion that lasts, which is wherefore we plan our products to beryllium durable and seldom necessitate attraction oregon repair," Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams said successful a statement(Opens successful a caller window). "But erstwhile a repair is needed, we privation customers to person galore options for safe, reliable, and unafraid repair."

Return replaced parts to Apple for refurbishment oregon recycling, and you whitethorn person recognition disconnected the acquisition of tools similar torque drivers, repair trays, show and artillery presses. Weeklong rental kits, meanwhile, are disposable for $49 and vessel for free.

Apple's archetypal virtual Self Service Repair Shop opened earlier this year successful the US, offering much than 200 parts and tools for at-home servicing of an iPhone 12, 13, oregon third-gen SE. Not everyone is funny successful (or susceptible of) DIY; those folks are encouraged to sojourn a professional, including Apple's ain certified online repair service(Opens successful a caller window).