Customers can now purchase genuine Apple parts

Apr 27, 2022 22:20 GMT  ·  By

Fixing an iPhone could be quite a costly thing to do, so when Apple announced a self-service program not a long time ago, many customers were pretty excited about it.

Today, the Cupertino-based tech giant is releasing another big announcement on this front, as it’s now opening the Self Service Repair store in the United States, essentially giving customers the option to purchase genuine Apple parts and tools to repair their devices.

Available exclusively in the U.S. but also projected to launch in Europe later this year, the new program provides access to no less than 200 individual parts and tools.

Buying them should theoretically help customers perform all kinds of repairs on the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and iPhone SE, including on the display, the battery, and the camera.

M1-powered Macs to be included soon

Apple says that the program would soon be expanded with more goodies, including manuals, parts, and tools to perform similar repairs on Macs powered by Apple Silicon.

“The Apple tools available to customers on the Self Service Repair Store are the same as used by Apple’s repair network. They are custom designed to help provide the best repairs for Apple products, and are engineered to withstand the rigors of high-volume, professional repair operations where safety and reliability are the utmost priority. The high-quality tools offered through Self Service Repair include torque drivers, repair trays, display and battery presses, and more,” Apple explains.

The company will also offer a rental kit to those who don’t necessarily want to buy a full set of tools to repair their devices.

“Apple will offer tool rental kits for $49, so that customers who do not want to purchase tools for a single repair still have access to these professional repair tools. The weeklong rental kits will ship to customers for free,” the company said in the announcement.