Apple launched its Self Service Repair program in April last year, a move that was considered a concession to the "Right to Repair" movement, a push for legislation that would force manufacturers to ...

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.

Apple's Self Service Repair program isn't a perfect solution that addresses all of the concerns from the Right to Repair movement. It was never meant to be. The iPhone maker launched the Self Service ...

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 ...

Some independent tech repair shops are disappointed with Apple's fairly new plan to provide them with Apple equipment and repair guides to fix customers' iPhones. The tech giant said in an August ...

Apple in April 2022 launched a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the repair manuals, parts, and tools necessary for fixing the iPhone 13 display, battery, bottom speaker, camera, ...

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.

Apple has slowly been making its devices easier to fix, but the iPhone 15 fell short in a couple of key areas, according to the repairability site iFixit. Namely, the battery was hard to remove and ...

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 ...

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I’ve been covering Apple in various capacities for a long time now. Over the years, I don’t know that I’ve seen an announcement from the company as unexpected and warmly received as Self Service ...