Samsung has just recently announced a new partnership with iFixit. With this collaboration, the company plans on offering a self repair options from iFixit to its users for its Galaxy devices.
The South Korean tech giant made the announcement earlier this week. In the partnership, the company will be providing authentic parts, repair tools, and repair guides to customers who want to repair their own Galaxy products. Samsung’s new repair program is basically a self repair program, which is similar to the one Apple launched last year. The “Self Service Repair” program from the Cupertino based giant is planned to launch in early 2022 and is designed to allow users to do their own repairs by sourcing parts and repair manuals from Apple.
As of right now, the brand’s self repair program limited to the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 at launch. Similarly, Samsung’s own repair option is also limited at the moment. As of right now, Samsung and iFixit will be providing repair parts for the Galaxy S20, the Galaxy S21, and the Galaxy Tab S7 Plus. Unfortunately, the newly launched Galaxy S22 series smartphone is not supported in the program.
Now, Samsung customers that join the self repair program will be provided with a step by step repair guide. These will help them in replacing display assemblies, back glass, and charging ports with used parts returned to Samsung for recycling. According to company SVP of customer care Ramon Gregory, the brand is “creating more ways for consumers to extend the lifespan of [its] products with premium care experiences.”
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