TechPhonesiPhonesYou can now repair your own Apple iPhone… but it’s kind of pointlessApple’s prices make the whole service questionableWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesiPhonesYou can now repair your own Apple iPhone… but it’s kind of pointlessApple’s prices make the whole service questionableWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Apple’s prices make the whole service questionable
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Peter Dazeley)
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Applehas today launched a newiPhoneservice where anyone that owns either an iPhone 12, iPhone 13 or a third-generation iPhone SE can perform certain repairs themself.
Originallyannouncedback in November 2021, Self Service Repair allows iPhone users to obtain repair manuals as well as Apple components via its ownSelf Service Repair Store, so that users can carry out fixes. The website is said to offer “more than 200 individual parts and tools” including displays, batteries and cameras.
Apple will also offer a tool rental kit for $49 that will let customers make more than one single repair. It must then be returned within a week. Later this year, the Apple program will add manuals and further pieces to perform repairs on Mac computers with Apple silicon.
To begin any repair, Apple recommends reading up on itsSelf Service Repairmanual before then proceeding to order the necessary parts and tools
“Self Service Repair is part of Apple’s efforts to further expand access to repairs,” said Apple in a press release. “For the vast majority of customers who do not have experience repairing electronic devices, visiting a professional repair provider with certified technicians who use genuine Apple parts is the safest and most reliable way to get a repair.”
The unexpected factor of all this is that the cost to repair your own iPhone is not a million miles away from getting a professional repair (minus labour). Apple has stated that it is charging consumers the parts at the “same price” as those in the tech giant’s “network of authorized repair providers”. An iPhone 13 Battery and Screw Kit is $69 but replacing an out of warranty battery via Apple directly costs exactly the same.
Certain repairs done manually will result in a credit on your account when returning a part for recycling. An iPhone 13 camera module is priced at $111.75, however, is reduced to $59.25 once you take credit into account. The Apple Self Service Repair Store is available now in the US and will arrive in Europe later this year before then been expand to additional countries.
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