December 6, 2022
UPDATE
Apple launches Self Service Restore in Europe
Prospects in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK can buy real Apple elements and instruments
Apple at present introduced Self Service Restore is now accessible in eight European international locations, offering restore manuals and real Apple elements and instruments by means of the Apple Self Service Restore Retailer. Prospects who want to full their very own repairs will have the ability to carry out most of the commonest repairs for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, and Mac notebooks with Apple silicon.
The Self Service Restore Retailer gives entry to greater than 200 particular person elements and instruments, in addition to restore manuals. This system allows prospects who’re skilled with the complexities of repairing digital gadgets the chance to finish their very own repairs, utilizing the identical manuals, elements, and instruments as Apple Retailer places and Apple Approved Service Suppliers.
“We consider the perfect know-how for our prospects and for the planet is know-how that lasts, which is why we design our merchandise to be sturdy and infrequently require upkeep or restore,” stated Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief working officer. “However when a restore is required, we would like prospects to have many choices for protected, dependable, and safe restore. That’s why we’re excited to launch Self Service Restore in Europe, giving our prospects direct entry to real Apple elements, instruments, and manuals.”
Each real Apple half is designed and engineered for every product, and goes by means of intensive testing to make sure the very best high quality, security, and reliability. The elements are the identical ones — on the similar value — as these accessible to Apple’s community of approved restore suppliers. Prospects can ship changed elements again to Apple for refurbishment and recycling, and in lots of instances obtain credit score off their buy by doing so.
The Apple instruments accessible to prospects on the Self Service Restore Retailer are customized to assist present the perfect repairs for Apple merchandise, and are engineered to face up to the trials of high-volume, skilled restore operations the place security and reliability are the utmost precedence. The high-quality instruments supplied by means of Self Service Restore embrace torque drivers, restore trays, show and battery presses, and extra.
Apple will provide device rental kits for $49, in order that prospects who don’t wish to buy instruments for a single restore nonetheless have entry to those skilled restore instruments. The weeklong rental kits will ship to prospects totally free.
Self Service Restore is a part of Apple’s efforts to additional develop entry to repairs and improve repairability of merchandise over time. For the overwhelming majority of consumers who don’t have expertise repairing digital gadgets, visiting knowledgeable restore supplier with licensed technicians who use real Apple elements is the most secure and most dependable strategy to get a restore.
Over the previous three years, Apple has almost doubled the variety of service places with entry to real Apple elements, instruments, and coaching, together with greater than 4,000 Impartial Restore Suppliers. A world community of greater than 5,000 Apple Approved Service Suppliers helps greater than 100,000 energetic technicians. In consequence, eight out of 10 Apple prospects are situated inside half-hour of a licensed service supplier throughout Europe.
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