Couple of months back, we shared a report about Bloomberg’s Right to Repair investigation into Apple MacBook repair costs. By this we knew that something HAD to change and seems like our prayers have been answered for the Apple Self Service Repair Program has been announced. This is definitely a huge thing for all the iPhone users out there. Gradually the service will extend to certain Mac computers as well.
For years, Apple users have yearned for this step in favour of Right to Repair. Now, with President Joe Biden’s backing with Right to Repair in the U.S, a lot of things are changing for the good. The new Apple Self Service Repair Program is most certainly one of them. Apple will be launching a Self Service Repair website or online store to serve the cause. Before getting into what the brand new service by Apple has to offer, let us take a quick look at what exactly is Right to Repair.
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Right to Repair: What Exactly is it?
Apple has been resisting Right to Repair for years. But, what is it that has been causing them to do so exactly? What started off as a vehicle repair policy reached the sphere of electronics as well. Recently, the movement has gained a lot of support. So and so that even Joe Biden has joined hands in strengthening the movement.
The Right to Repair movement basically calls for manufacturers to make authentic spare parts of a particular product available to the general public. That is exactly what the new Apple Self Service Repair Program aims to do. In other words, the buyers of the product should be getting access to these genuine spare parts. What this allows is for buyers to then use these spare parts to either repair the product themselves or from an independent local shop.
As per the Bloomberg report, we got to know how these very independent repair shops had no access to genuine repair parts. In fact, they would do the exact same thing that the buyers have to do – send the product over to an Apple repair center. However, for the effort, they are charging extra. Now, the Apple Self Service Repair Program is definitely going to change that, for good.
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Apple Self Service Repair Program: All Questions Answered
Having talked about Right to Repair, the Apple Self Service Repair Program will definitely make more sense to you now and why it is HUGE thing. Now, let us take a quick look at the answers to top questions you may have regarding the upcoming service.
When will the Self Service Program Land?
According to Apple, they will be launching an online store to serve the purpose. This online store launch in early 2022. So, yes, it is not before early next year that you will get to see it.
Which Apple products can be repaired via this service?
The parts and tools to be available via the Apple Self Service repair website will allow users to carry out iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 repairs. For now, it will be limited to repairs on the latest iPhones only. The service will also extend to Mac computers powered by the Apple M1 chipset. These include the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and iMac.
How will the Apple Self Service Repair website work?
Just like an online store, it will allow buyers to have direct access to genuine spare parts. According to Apple, the store will have over 200 individual spare parts and tools. Buyers can then order these components and get their devices repaired from local repair shops.
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Which parts will be eligible under the Self Service program?
According to Apple, initially, the program will focus primarily on the most commonly required components for repair. These include the iPhone display, battery and camera. The service will start broadening its spheres to other components in 2022.
When will the Apple Self Service Repair Program make its way to India?
The service will run in the U.S in early 2022. However, it will expand to other regions gradually throughout the entire year. You can expect to see the Apple Repair Service make its way to India by the year 2023.
What are the benefits of the Apple Self Service Repair Program?
The upcoming Self Service by Apple will have innumerable benefits, both for buyers and local repair shops. These are:
- It will definitely ensure that local repair shops get a major boost. Further, this will in turn improve local economies significantly.
- E-Waste, aka, Electrical Waste is hazardous for the environment. The Apple Self Service Repair Program will definitely decrease the amount of E-Waste generated.
- Apple product consumers will definitely save a good amount of money from this.
- Overall maintenance of Apple iPhones and MacBooks will become easier and improve considerably.
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All-in-all this is definitely a step forward for Apple towards Right to Repair and will definitely make repairing an iPhone much easier!
Sagnik Dasgupta
Tech enthusiast, gamer and somebody for whom music acts as a life capsule. Nothing fascinates me more than catchy headlines and John Mayer's guitar mastery.