Apple Releases iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone Air Parts and Tools for Do-It-Yourself Repairs

[MacRumors]

Apple this week made iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max parts available to order through its self-service repair store in the United States, Canada, and some European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, and others.

For all four new iPhone models, there are parts available for repairing the display, battery, cameras, enclosure, speakers, logic board, and more. Apple also lets customers rent an iPhone toolkit for seven days, with U.S. pricing set at $49.

Apple's website offers repair manuals for the devices:

• iPhone 17
• iPhone Air
• iPhone 17 Pro
• iPhone 17 Pro Max

Launched in 2022, Apple's self-service repair program provides customers with access to genuine parts, tools, and manuals to repair select iPhones, iPads, Macs, Studio Displays, and Beats Pill speakers. Apple says the program is "intended for individuals who are experienced with the complexities of repairing electronic devices."

Article Link: Apple Releases iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone Air Parts and Tools for Do-It-Yourself Repairs

 

[nikhsub1]

Gotta be honest, it's really cool that Apple makes this available even though their hand was forced.

 

[Justin Cymbal]

Apple also lets customers rent an iPhone toolkit for seven days, with U.S. pricing set at $49

The $49 price is highly subsidized by Apple:

This program is more of a novelty that is made available for ‘niche’ use cases rather than a sustainable solution to repair your device

Apple could greatly improve this program - simply by allowing users to pickup (or return) that ⬆️ 97lb ‘repair kit’ to ANY Apple Store INSTEAD of requiring it to be sent back (via UPS or FedEx)

 

[MacMan988]

What exactly happened to the “built for Apple Intelligence “ thing? Did they send the software update for those devices ?

 

[ProbablyDylan]

I wonder if anyone uses these parts for customization. I'm sure there's at least one person out there that would want an Air with space black glass and a light gold frame, as tacky as that might be.

 

[TexStones]

Apple could greatly improve this program...

Improve it for whom? Apple absolutely does not want anyone to use this service, they would greatly prefer that units come back to them for repair. This program is a way to frighten the DIY people away, while maintaining minimal compliance with right to repair legislation. Making it a PITA to use is a feature, not a bug.

The only conceivable "improvement" Apple might consider would be to make the boxes heavier.

 

[Rachid Vàzquez]

Would it be possible to replace an EU battery with a US one? After sealing the SIM tray, of course.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Gotta be honest, it's really cool that Apple makes this available even though their hand was forced.

Like you said, their hand was forced.

They wouldn't be doing this at all if they didn't have to.

 

[Rachid Vàzquez]

Improve it for whom? Apple absolutely does not want anyone to use this service, they would greatly prefer that units come back to them for repair. This program is a way to frighten the DIY people away, while maintaining minimal compliance with right to repair legislation. Making it a PITA to use is a feature, not a bug.

The only conceivable "improvement" Apple might consider would be to make the boxes heavier.

I’ve already replaced 3 iPhone batteries through this program! The prices are really fair.

I’d be willing to do it for my MacBook Pro as well, but Apple requires replacing the entire top case just to change the battery — so yes, there’s still room for improvement.

 

[ceddy]

Jesus, changing the front glass is quite the process...

 

[geogecko]

Can I get a new logic board with a Broadcom WiFi/bluetooth chip so that CarPlay can function properly? Starting to think this may be a hardware issue, here we are at 26.1 GM and they still can’t fix it…

 

[svish]

Nice to see this for the new models. However majority of the customers will never be using this and will be taking it to Apple.

 

[SiXiam]

Apple charges $179 for them to fully replace an iPad Pro M4 battery. Apple also charges $179 in their repair store for just the battery part. So they made the store as useless as they possibly could. You'll also need display adhesive. $11 from Apple and less than $5 anywhere else.

 

[macduke]

I want to see someone swap out their back glass to make a two-toned look.