Apple launches self service repairs in Europe

Apple now lets owners borrow tools to carry out common repairs and install spare parts yourself. It's not quite the right to repair all Apple devices, but it's a step in that direction. — Photo: Apple Inc./dpa

LONDON: Apple is to let customers in eight European countries to purchase genuine Apple parts and tools to carry out self-repairs for the first time.

The tech giant’s Self Service Repair scheme, which first launched in the US earlier this year, offers repair manuals, tools, and replacement parts for the iPhone 12 and 13 range, as well as more recent Mac laptops which contain Apple’s own chips.