Apple Now Offers More Repair Shops Expanded Access to Genuine Parts

Apple contiguous announced that it precocious launched a Genuine Parts Distributor program successful the U.S. and Europe, broadening entree to genuine repair parts.


The programme allows repair shops that bash not person a nonstop narration with Apple to bid genuine Apple parts via third-party distributors, including MobileSentrix and Mobileparts.shop. Currently, these distributors are offering display, battery, camera, and charging larboard components for the iPhone 12 bid and newer, and SIM paper trays are disposable for the iPhone X and newer. Apple said that iPad parts volition beryllium disposable starting tomorrow.

iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 see a caller Repair Assistant feature for completing post-repair configuration connected a device, if necessary.

This caller programme has less limitations compared to Apple's existing Independent Repair Provider program. Repair shops bash not request to use to beryllium portion of the program, technicians bash not request to beryllium certified by Apple, and repairs are not constricted to devices with expired warranty coverage. On the different hand, the Independent Repair Provider programme provides entree to parts for prime Macs and a wider scope of iPhone models.

Apple present provides some repair shops and customers with entree to genuine parts, tools, and repair manuals done a assortment of programs, including the Self-Service Repair program, the Independent Repair Provider program, and present the Genuine Parts Distributor program. As always, customers tin besides instrumentality their devices to the Genius Bar astatine an Apple Store oregon to an Apple Authorized Service Provider for repairs.

Earlier today, Apple announced that the Self-Service Repair programme now covers prime iPad models, and it volition beryllium launching successful Canada this summer.

All 3 programs launched amid mounting "Right to Repair" authorities successful the U.S. and different countries implicit the past respective years.
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