The Apple self-service repair shop just opened for business

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Apple is now offering how-to guides, parts, and tools to make certain iPhone repairs more accessible.

curated for each phone model, which can be borrowed for up to a week for $49 and include tools to make repairs like removing and replacing displays. After the customer’s selected purchases or rentals arrive, they can refer back to the manuals to put them to use. The last step is sending any discarded parts back to Apple to be recycled.

Apple says the items and prices offered in the store are the same as those available at authorized Apple repair providers, and there is potential for the at-home purchase to cost less since Apple offers credit for returning some parts. However, Apple cautions that this DIY repair process should be limited to those “experienced with the complexities of repairing electronic devices” due to the professional nature of the tools and instructions.

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Been fixing phones for all the neighbourhood as a nice wee side job for a few years now. iPhones are actually really easy to fix.

They got sued and IFIXIT

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