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Apple will soon sell you parts and tools to fix your own iPhone or Mac at home

Apple's new program will be available in the U.S. for certain iPhone models starting in early 2022. Customers can buy the parts and tools for DIY repair and recycle used parts in exchange for credit.
People shop at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in September in New York City. Apple says customers who want to repair their own devices will be able to buy the parts and tools to do so for certain products starting early next year.

Apple customers who want to fix their own devices will soon have access to the necessary parts and tools as part of a new self-service repair program.

The program builds on Apple's efforts to expand access to repairs over the past several years, the company said . It also comes as a growing number of states introduce legislation that aims to make it easier for people to fix their own products, citing financial and environmental benefits.

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