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Apple just gave the right-to-repair movement a major victory
Anyone will soon be able to order parts to repair their iPhone themselves
In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it is going to launch an official program for allowing customers to repair their iPhones with Apple-certified parts and tools. iPhone owners in the US will be able to order some select components through the new Self Service Repair program, an option that will expand to more devices and countries later in 2022.
I've used Android for over 10 years — I'm switching to an iPhone 12 Mini
At least until it drives me crazy, which it might!
Last weekend, I made my way over to the Westfield Century City Mall for a fresh pair of glasses — and an iPhone. I walked over to the Apple Store, talked to the very nice gentleman at the door... and was turned away because I didn't have an appointment to spend nearly $800. I was told I could come spend a whole lot of money, but that I'd have to wait four hours to do so. Then, I did what I should have before I set foot out the door that morning, and opened Chrome to the Apple website on my Galaxy S21 Ultra, bought the iPhone, and set it for pickup at store I'd just turned tail from — for just an hour from the current time. So, I wandered the (exceptionally nice!) mall, bought an overpriced coffee, and then promptly arrived at the Apple Store for my Very Official Pickup Appointment, which entailed someone going to the back of the store, grabbing a phone (which was quite assuredly there and available hours earlier), and handing it to me. I didn't even have to go inside the store. Efficiency! Anyway, I now had an iPhone 12 Mini — a purple one, of course — and it is here I meet you, just a little over a week into my latest Apple journey.
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