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Apple makes it easier and cheaper to repair your iPhone- All details
12Apr By adminNo Comments
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Apple makes it easier and cheaper to repair your iPhone- All details

[ad_1] After introducing Self Service Repair for iPhones a few years ago, Apple has now announced support for used genuine parts. Up until a few years ago, getting an iPhone repaired proved to be a headache, especially for those who did not live near an Apple repair centre. Unlike other companies, the iPhone maker did not allow self-repair, with only Apple experts authorised to do it. That changed in 2022 when it announced its Self Service Repair program, enabling iPhone users to carry out repairs on their devices using Apple-supplied parts and repair kits. The program seems to have now been expanded to include genuine used parts.Also Read: Apple sends threat notification to iPhone users in India Apple extends support for used genuine partsThe iPhone maker says this initiative will enab...
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Farmers Are Fighting for Our Right to Repair Our iPhones
28Mar By adminNo Comments
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Farmers Are Fighting for Our Right to Repair Our iPhones

[ad_1] The average Tesla-driving, iPhone-using suburbanite isn't spending a lot of time worrying about tractor software payloads. They should, though.Fixing a broken-down farm tractor used to take just a wrench set and some elbow grease. Now repairs might require a mobile-device interface, online diagnostic tools and secure software updates, too. And that stuff isn't just sitting around in the barn. It's mostly held at a shrinking number of manufacturer-authorized dealerships. As a result, simple breakdowns that in the past might have been repaired in hours can now take days or weeks. During busy times, such as spring planting, long delays can harm a farm's crops and profitability. This spring, at least 11 states are trying to fix this problem. At least one — Colorado — will likely succ...
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French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful practices
8Dec By adminNo Comments
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French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful practices

[ad_1] A French environmental campaign group filed a complaint against Apple Inc. over commercial practices restricting the use of spare parts for repairs, it said on Wednesday. A French environmental campaign group filed a complaint against Apple Inc. over commercial practices restricting the use of spare parts for repairs, it said on Wednesday."In many of the cases documented in the complaint, malfunctions are found in cases where the device is repaired with a part, even an identical and original part, not authorised by Apple's software," the HOP association said in a statement. This would compromise the possibilities to repair or refurbish some products, including iPhone smartphones, the group said. Apple France was not immediately available to comment.In a similar case brought bef...
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Apple Expands Do-It-Yourself Repair for Macs, iPhones to Europe
6Dec By adminNo Comments
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Apple Expands Do-It-Yourself Repair for Macs, iPhones to Europe

[ad_1] Apple Inc. will begin letting customers in eight European countries repair their own devices, expanding a program that rolled out in the US earlier this year. Apple Inc. will begin letting customers in eight European countries repair their own devices, expanding a program that rolled out in the US earlier this year. The offering, known as Self Service Repair, will now allow users in France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain, the UK, Italy and Sweden to buy parts online for the iPhone SE, iPhone 12, iPhone 13 and certain laptops so they can conduct their own repairs. As part of the program, announced Tuesday, a customer can rent a large repair toolkit for about €60 ($63), buy individual parts and receive how-to manuals from Apple. Apple doesn't recommend that most consumers f...
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