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Apple expands DIY iPhone and Mac repairs to UK and Europe

By Samuel Gibbs

06 Dec 2022 · 2 min read

Editor's Note

You can now to repair your own Apple products in a number of European countries, reports The Guardian. However, you are only allowed to buy spare parts from Apple.

Those brave enough to attempt to fix their own iPhone or Mac with Apple’s tools can now do so in the UK and parts of Europe.

The tech company is expanding its self-repair programme to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK, allowing the public to buy genuine parts and repair kits for certain iPhones and Macs launched from 2020 onwards.

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