It's now possible for Apple will help with repair manuals and genuine parts. Only a few products are currently ed, but the list will grow later this year. Now that the hard-fought right to repair an iPhone has been won, seeing how many customers follow through will be interesting. However, the repair manuals are pretty daunting, and there are very specialized tools and machines for some repairs, which could be very expensive.

The right to repair an iPhone and other electronics is controversial, and many manufacturers resisted this movement for many years. The idea is a partial solution to slowing the ever-growing electronic waste problem. A dead iPhone that becomes trash is difficult to recycle. That's why Apple also has a recycling program and a robot designed specifically to safely and thoroughly disassemble an iPhone for recycling. The right to repair movement also pointed out that this was a solution to planned obsolescence, in which manufacturers deliberately design a product to fail early or become incompatible. Apple s the iPhone longer than almost any other smartphone manufacturer, so this accusation doesn't ring true. Whatever the reason for the resistance, it's a moot point now that Apple has a self–repair program.

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iPhone 13 series phone, the third-generation iPhone SE, and the iPhone 12 series. According to Apple, more products will be added to the list later this year.

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Apple iPhone MacBook repair

This is a well-planned and comprehensive start for Apple's self-service repair program, and the website has a clean design and is easy to understand. More products will be added to the list for self-service over time, with repair manuals and parts for Mac computers coming later this year. Tools can be purchased or rented, and renting makes more sense unless opening a repair shop or planning on refurbishing several iPhone models as a business.

The repair manuals are pretty daunting, and there are very specialized tools and machines suggested for some repairs, which could become quite expensive. However, this likely won't threaten iFixit's website traffic since it provides a more accessible method of repair. For example, Apple offers tools and parts to repair an iPhone screen that total several hundred dollars more than simply letting Apple handle the repair.

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