Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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WAIT WHAT? Apple will now allow you to buy genuine parts and tools so you can repair your own iPhone or Mac! This is huge news! Apple has never allowed this before and is a big win for Right to Repair! Chapters

0:00 Self Service Repair Intro
0:45 Starting with iPhone 12 & iPhone 13
1:40 Will you be able to repair iPad
1:48 When will Self Service Repair be available?
2:20 How will you be able to order parts?
3:00 First phase is iPhone 12 & 13
4:23 Access to Apple Repair Manuals
5:30 Returning the old part (recycled or reused?)
6:47 Are the parts New or Refurbished?
7:04 New store will offer over 200 parts & tools
8:14 Do you have to get all the tools and gear?
8:30 You and your skill level for repairs
9:05 Who is Self Service Repair intended for?
9:33 I believe YOU can do these repairs!
10:08 Some thing think this is not a good idea
10:55 6 Years Vintage and 7 Years Obsolete
11:34 If Apple would expand the program PAST 7 years
12:32 My thoughts on Apple Self Service Repair
13:55 How important Right to Repair is for all of us.
15:16 Repairing Electronics = Preventing landfill
15:40 Not everyone has enough $ to buy new
16:00 You can purchase any car part
17:09 Right to repair progress
17:28 Did Apple do this for the right reasons? I hope so
18:21 What do you think about this?

What is the Apple Self Service Repair Program?

apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-announces-self-service-repair

Apple today announced Self Service Repair, which will allow customers who are comfortable with completing their own repairs access to Apple genuine parts and tools. Available first for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, and soon to be followed by Mac computers featuring M1 chips, Self Service Repair will be available early next year in the US and expand to additional countries throughout 2022. Customers join more than 5,000 Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASPs) and 2,800 Independent Repair Providers who have access to these parts, tools, and manuals.
The initial phase of the program will focus on the most commonly serviced modules, such as the iPhone display, battery, and camera. The ability for additional repairs will be available later next year.
Apple builds durable products designed to endure the rigors of everyday use. When an Apple product requires repair, it can be serviced by trained technicians using Apple genuine parts at thousands of locations, including Apple (in-store or by mail), AASPs, Independent Repair Providers, and now product owners who are capable of performing repairs themselves.
Self Service Repair

To ensure a customer can safely perform a repair, it’s important they first review the Repair Manual. Then a customer will place an order for the Apple genuine parts and tools using the Apple Self Service Repair Online Store. Following the repair, customers who return their used part for recycling will receive credit toward their purchase.
The new store will offer more than 200 individual parts and tools, enabling customers to complete the most common repairs on iPhone 12 and iPhone 13.
Self Service Repair is intended for individual technicians with the knowledge and experience to repair electronic devices. For the vast majority of customers, visiting a professional repair provider with certified technicians who use genuine Apple parts is the safest and most reliable way to get a repair.

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