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 components and instruments
Apple right this moment introduced Self Service Restore is now obtainable in eight European international locations, offering restore manuals and real Apple components and instruments by means of the Apple Self Service Restore Retailer. Prospects who want to full their very own repairs will be capable to carry out lots of the commonest repairs for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, and Mac notebooks with Apple silicon.
The Self Service Restore Retailer offers entry to greater than 200 particular person components and instruments, in addition to restore manuals. This system permits clients who’re skilled with the complexities of repairing digital units the chance to finish their very own repairs, utilizing the identical manuals, components, and instruments as Apple Retailer places and Apple Licensed Service Suppliers.
“We imagine one of the best expertise for our clients and for the planet is expertise that lasts, which is why we design our merchandise to be sturdy and barely require upkeep or restore,” stated Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief working officer. “However when a restore is required, we would like clients 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 clients direct entry to real Apple components, 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 best high quality, security, and reliability. The components are the identical ones — on the identical value — as these obtainable to Apple’s community of licensed restore suppliers. Prospects can ship changed components again to Apple for refurbishment and recycling, and in lots of instances obtain credit score off their buy by doing so.
The Apple instruments obtainable to clients on the Self Service Restore Retailer are customized to assist present one of the best 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 software rental kits for $49, in order that clients 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 clients without spending a dime.
Self Service Restore is a part of Apple’s efforts to additional broaden entry to repairs and enhance repairability of merchandise over time. For the overwhelming majority of consumers who would not have expertise repairing digital units, visiting an expert restore supplier with licensed technicians who use real Apple components is the most secure and most dependable solution to get a restore.
Over the previous three years, Apple has practically doubled the variety of service places with entry to real Apple components, instruments, and coaching, together with greater than 4,000 Impartial Restore Suppliers. A world community of greater than 5,000 Apple Licensed Service Suppliers helps greater than 100,000 energetic technicians. Because of this, eight out of 10 Apple clients are positioned inside half-hour of a licensed service supplier throughout Europe.
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