Finally you are now allowed to fix Apple device by yourself .”Self Service Repair is intended for individual technicians with the knowledge and experience to repair electronic devices,” Apple said.
But “for the vast majority of customers” visiting a certified professional repair shop would be a better option.
“Creating greater access to Apple genuine parts gives our customers even more choice if a repair is needed,” Apple chief operating officer Jeff Williams said.
“By designing products for durability, longevity, and increased repairability, customers enjoy a long-lasting product that holds its value for years,” the company said.
“Apple has long claimed that letting consumers fix their own stuff would be dangerous,” iFixit said in a statement to media.
“Now, with renewed governmental interest in repair markets – and soon after notably bad press… Apple has found unexpected interest in letting people fix the things they own.”
Apple said the Self Service Repair programme would allow individual customers to “join more than 5,000 Apple authorised service providers and 2,800 independent repair providers who have access to these parts, tools, and manuals”.
“We wouldn’t have had an Apple had I not grown up in a very open technology world,” Steve Wozniak said, in July.
