The iPad has been added to the Apple Self Service Repair programme, which means owners of the tech have an opportunity to extend the life of these products outside warranty.
By joining the scheme, consumers will have access to repair manuals, genuine Apple parts, Apple diagnostics troubleshooting sessions, tools, and rental toolkits. Repair support for the iPad Air (M2 and later), iPad Pro (M4), iPad mini (A17 Pro), and iPad (A16) is currently available.
Apple Self Service Repair for iPads features components such as displays, batteries, cameras, and external charging ports.
The move is part of the growing range of Apple repair services established to enable customers and independent repair providers to complete out-of-warranty repairs.
Brian Naumann, Apple’s vice president of AppleCare, commented: “At Apple, our goal is to create the world’s greatest products that last as long as possible.
“With today’s announcement, we’re excited to expand our repair services to more customers, enabling them to further extend the life of their products – all without compromising safety, security, or privacy.”
Apple Self Service Repair was launched in 2022, and gave consumers who are comfortable completing their own repairs access to the same manuals, genuine Apple parts, and tools used at Apple store locations and at Apple authorised service providers.
Some 65 Apple products, including the recently released iPhone 16e, MacBook Air, and Mac Studio, are all part of the repair programme. Apple said Canada will become the 34th country to offer the scheme later this summer.
As part of a package of announcements last week, Apple also highlighted its recently launched Genuine Parts Distributor scheme, which broadens access to businesses that do not have a direct service relationship with Apple. Through the programme, independent mobile repair professionals can order genuine Apple service parts and components via third-party distributors, including MobileSentrix in the US and MobileSentrix and Mobileparts.shop in Europe.
Parts for iPhone repairs include displays, batteries, and charging ports, while iPad parts are now also available through the programme.
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