Apple to begin do-it-yourself repair program for iPhones, Macs next year

ronjor · Nov 17, 2021

Ian Sherr Nov. 17, 2021

The tech giant says it will publish repair manuals and allow everyday customers to buy the same parts and tools certified technicians and repair shops use.
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guest · Nov 19, 2021

Why Apple changed its mind on Right to Repair
Apple is giving the people what they want, while also trying to avoid government regulation.
November 19, 2021
https://www.engadget.com/apple-user-iphone-repair-policy-change-173047862.html

Apple does not have a good track record in terms of letting customers repair their hardware.
Adventurous owners might follow guides from iFixit to try and do repairs themselves, but it’s a dangerous proposition.

So Apple’s announcement earlier this week that it would start selling parts and tools directly to consumers and offer repair guides was a huge surprise, and a move immediately hailed as a victory for right-to-repair activists. “One of the most visible opponents to repair access is reversing course,” said Nathan Proctor, a senior Right to Repair campaign director at Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG).
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Proctor told Engadget in an email exchange that he thinks “combined pressure from consumers, regulators and shareholders has shifted Apple's thinking.” But he was also quick to point out that there was pressure coming from inside Apple itself. “We saw from some leaked emails from 2019 that many inside Apple never wanted to be hostile to repair in the ways that Apple has been at times,” he said.
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guest · Nov 19, 2021

EFF
Apple’s Self Service Repair Program Must Live Up To Its Promises
November 18, 2021
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/11/apples-self-service-repair-program-must-live-its-promises

The Right to Repair movement got a boost this week, when Apple announced a new program, Self Service Repair, that will let people buy genuine Apple parts and tools to make some of their own repairs to limited Apple products such as newer iPhones and some Macs. It will be starting early next year. Implemented well, Apple’s program could be huge for everyone who supports the right to repair.

The Self Service Repair Program could be another feather in that cap. But now that Apple has announced the program, we urge them to roll it out in ways that truly expand their customers’ access and choice.
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It’s important that Apple’s program, or any program, does not come with strings attached that make it unworkably difficult or too expensive for a normal person to use. In the past, Apple has done both—as YouTuber and professional repairer Louis Rossman pointed out.
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