Apple to Sell Parts and Tools for Customers DIY Repairs
Starting in early 2022, Apple plans to sell parts and tools and offering instructions on how to repair Apple products at home for the iPhone 12 and 13 lineups including the iPhone 12 display Screen , battery, and camera to individuals in the US, and soon to be followed by Mac computers featuring M1 chips. Apple plans to offer “more than 200 individual parts and tools” for iPhone 12 and 13 models early next year to complete the most common repairs. ‘Self Service Repair' will expand to additional countries throughout 2022. It means you’ll be able to buy parts and tools through the 'Self Service Repair Online Store,' where you’ll also have access to service manuals and some version of their repair-enabling software. Apple has long been a target for right-to-repair advocates because of its practice of locking down its software so that parts are encoded to a specific device. Some attempted repairs — such as replacing a broken original screen on iPhone 13 with a n...