Here's how to get iPhone repair manuals from Apple with the steps you'll need to complete your own repairs via the company's newly-launched self-service program.
How to download Apple’s official iPhone repair manuals for free
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Beware of a serial number check in Apple’s Self Service Repair program
The biggest concern about Apple's new Self Service Repair program has to do with a serial number check during the checkout process.
Apple Self Service Repair Store is live: Buy genuine parts for DIY iPhone repairs
Apple Self Service Repair Store is now live. Customers in the United States who have a penchant for repairing iPhones themselves can now order genuine parts.
Apple Watch showing a permanently blank screen? You may be eligible for a free repair
Apple has launched a free repair program for an issue where the display on a small number of Apple Watch Series 6 units may go blank permanently. Here's how to determine if your device is affected and whether you're eligible for a free repair.
It took Apple almost 5 years to approve same-unit Face ID repairs for the iPhone X
Same-unit Face ID repairs for the iPhone X are now official. With this change, Apple will now repair Face ID on any iPhone model without replacing the entire device.
How to get your AirPods battery replaced
The battery of all electronic devices degrade over time, and AirPods are no exception. If your AirPods batteries are old, you'll probably need to get them replaced. Here are a few different ways to get that done.
Follow the recommendations below if your AirPods battery does not last long, and these 12 AirPods battery-saving tips fail to bring any meaningful improvement.
iOS 15.2 lets you see a history of repaired iPhone components like batteries, screens, cameras and more
iOS 15.2 lets you access a history of serviced iPhone parts to check that a device repair was carried out as sold, including if any serviced part has been identified as a genuine Apple component.
Tim Cook says it ‘feels good’ to offer parts and manuals for self-service repair options
For what feels like the longest time, Apple has been pushing back against the idea of self-service repairs for its products. The arguments have varied, but the more consistent ones have been about user safety and wanting to make sure that the repairs get done properly. Basically, "keep it for the experts" and call it good. But, that viewpoint has changed, and now Apple's CEO is making some public comments on the matter.
Apple will publish self-service repair manuals on its support site
On November 17, 2021, Apple announced its own self-service repair program. This is designed specifically around the right-to-repair movement, a response to so many demands out there in the wild that owners of iPhones and iPads and Macs (and other devices) be allowed to repair their own devices without voiding any warranties. It's a way of thinking Apple hasn't subscribed to for quite some time, but it finally came around.
Are you going to be repairing your own Apple devices?
Apple has the unenviable task of always being under the spotlight. It's just one of the things that comes with being a company like Apple. (Though, some other large companies seem to avoid the same microscopes. But that's a different topic for a different day.) So, it isn't surprising in the slightest that the company gets some major pushback for the public statements it makes -- especially when it about faces on the matter at some point down the road.
You can now complete common iPhone repairs yourself, including battery and screen replacements
Apple's Self Service Repair program allows you to perform your own iPhone battery replacements, screen repairs and more using Apple parts, tools and manuals.
Apple says it’s going to fix Face ID breaking in iPhone 13 third-party screen repair process
Back at the end of September of this year, the crew at iFixit put the iPhone 13 Pro through the teardown process. Along the way, they discovered quite a few changes Apple implemented in its newest smartphone lineup. Most of them good. However, one bad part was discovered in the screen repair process. The good news is Apple is going to address it.