Tech giant Apple has announced the expansion of its Self Service Repair in some parts of European countries, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store.
Self Service Repair is part of Apple’s efforts to further expand access to repairs and increase the repairability of products over time.
The company stated that customers who wish to complete their own repairs will be able to perform many of the most common repairs for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, and Mac notebooks with Apple silicon.
“We believe the best technology for our customers and for the planet is technology that lasts, which is why we design our products to be durable and rarely require maintenance or repair,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer.
“But when a repair is needed, we want customers to have many options for safe, reliable, and secure repair. That’s why we’re excited to launch Self Service Repair in Europe, giving our customers direct access to genuine Apple parts, tools, and manuals.”
For now, the service is available in eight European countries, the U.K., France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden.
“Over the past three years, Apple has nearly doubled the number of service locations with access to genuine Apple parts, tools, and training, including more than 4,000 Independent Repair Providers,” said the company.
The Self-Service Repair Store provides access to more than 200 individual parts and tools, as well as repair manuals.
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.
