Apple realized that people have a taste for electronic DIY and that they would like to be able to repair certain products of the brand themselves, said in substance Tim Cook while it was questioned about the announcement of the Self Service programRepair intended for individuals who like to play the screwdriver.

Apple will allow its customers to repair their iphone and mac themselves

The boss of Apple has briefly maintained with a KTLA journalist on the occasion of the inauguration of a new Grand Apple Store in Los Angeles.This right to repair has been the subject of intense lobbying for years on the part of independent repairers, to the point of becoming a political subject likely to lead to new laws.

But of all this Tim Cook does not say word.He prefers to register this program, which will first be established in the United States in 2022 for the iPhone 12/13 and Mac M1, as a kind of evidence, certainly late:

Self Service Repair: repair manuals will be available on the Apple assistance site

Tim Cook was entitled to the inevitable question about future Apple products and, as of course, he saved too much in detail.He nevertheless repeated once again all the interest than his group for three major areas in which he strongly invests: augmented reality, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems:

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