Back in 2018, the State of California joined the Right to Repair Act bill, which aims to create laws that force tech companies to provide tools for both customers and independent stores to repair their products. Although Apple was initially against this bill, the company surprisingly decided to support the bill in California for the first time.
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Apple has announced a major expansion of its Self Service Repair program. Starting this week, the Self Service Repair program will be available for the iPhone 14 lineup as well as the M2 13-inch MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro powered by M2 Pro and M2 Max.
Apple is also making updates to its System Configuration process, which is a key aspect of iPhone repairs…
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After mandatory USB-C ports, third-party app stores, access to the iPhone’s NFC chip, and more, Apple could be facing yet another European legal requirement – this one about battery replacement.
A proposed new law would require electronics companies like Apple to ensure that consumers are “easily” able to remove and replace batteries themselves …
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Following an expansion to Europe earlier this month, Apple has made another improvement to its self-service repair program. As reported by Six Colors, Apple’s self-service repair program now supports Mac desktops as well as the Studio Display, but only in the United States.
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The Apple Self Service Repair program has now launched in eight more countries, following the initial US-only debut back in April.
The program lets customers access repair manuals, purchase genuine Apple parts, and rent the tools needed to carry out DIY repairs …
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At the beginning of the week, Apple expanded its Self Service Repair program to M1 MacBook models. The program offers “repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools” with “more than a dozen different repair types for each model, including the display, top case with battery, and trackpad, with more to come,” but although it seems like a step to the right direction, iFixit thinks Apple is making the M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro, actually, less repairable.
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Apple just expanded its self-service repair program to include M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pros. You can get replacement screens, batteries, and even logic boards, but don’t expect to be able to upgrade your laptop, as you can only purchase the exact same main board that originally came with your device.
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Apple has launched its self-service repair website, where you can order parts and tools for recent iPhones and access repair manuals. It’s a nice move to see, and the ability to buy original parts is something right-to-repair advocates have been asking for for a while, but some users seem disappointed by the limited offerings and see it as too little, too late. Let’s take a look at what’s there, what isn’t, and what it takes to get your iPhone fixed using genuine parts.
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