Last week, Apple created the surprise by announcing, via a simple press release and without Keynote, that its customers will soon be “authorized” to repair their iPhone themselves.Excellent news, because those who try the maneuver today may not only blow up the guarantee but also to end up with an unusable device after making a mistake.

Apple, on the contrary, will provide a guide, precisely to detail good practices thanks to complete tutorials.On the other hand, the spell reserved for the spare parts which it will be necessary to appeal for this program has not been known so far.But that was without counting on Macrumors, who managed to get his hands on an internal note from Cupertino, in order to teach us more about the places where it will be possible to buy the components and get advice to assemble them.

Where to find the manual?

The tutorial to learn how to repair battery, cameras and screen will soon be posted on the official Apple assistance website.It is not yet known when, however, the brand said it wanted to launch its autonomous repair service in 2022 in the United States.Other countries will then be entitled to it, but it is impossible to know if France or other European states are affected.

Apparently, the guides will be free.Apple also did not specify whether it will be possible to download them in order to consult them offline, but we know that its support has a dedicated app which could therefore possibly update itself.

Where to find the equipment?

For spare parts, it's a little different.MacRumors was able to read that we will not be able to go to Apple Store to take advantage of it, but that only a third -party partner and whose name is still unknown will be responsible for elating them.The sale will take place online only;So it seems that we are not talking here about the approved stores that we find in most major cities.

Among the candidates for this role, we are obviously leaning for Ifixit which in addition to dismantling the new iPhone when they released offers repair kits for a few tens of euros.For the battery of the iPhone SE 2020, it costs for example 39.95 euros, compared to 69.95 euros for that of the iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Not sure, on the other hand, that Apple appreciates collaborating with a media which often criticizes its manufacturing processes ...