Although the program started, as always, in the United States, in just two years it will be extended to the whole world.
Apple's independent repair provider program will expand later this year to more than 200 countries, virtually all countries where Apple products are sold. Since last year the program has expanded to Europe and Canada, the program allows stores of any size to access original parts, tools, repair manuals and diagnostics to offer reliable repairs for Apple products. According to Apple, there are already more than 1.500 independent repair provider locations in the United States, Canada and Europe.
In August 2019, Apple launched the new repair program, offering customers additional options for the most common out-of-warranty iPhone repairs. Apple will offer the same original parts, tools, training, and more to multiple independent repair shops (of any size). offered to its Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASPs).
If you want to know if a company participates in the program, you can visit support.apple.com/repair/verify-repair-provider (you need to enter the country, the province and the name of the store).
Expansion of Apple Repair Services
Apple continues to offer to bring devices to its global network of more than 5.000 AASPs that help customers with their Apple products in and out of warranty.
Additionally, Apple will expand its independent store repair program with the goal that millions of customers around the world have a place to get their devices with confidence that the parts are genuine and the way to repair Follows Apple's standards , as if it had been brought by an official dealer.
Availability
• Membership in Apple's Independent Repair Provider program costs no money. To be part of it, they just need to have an Apple-certified technician taking care of the repairs. The certification process is simple and free. Repair vendors included in the program can purchase original parts and tools at the same price as AASPs and receive free access to training, repair manuals, and diagnostic tools.
• Later this week, suppliers from the following countries interested in joining the program will be able to apply at support.apple.com/irp-program: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka , Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
• By the end of the year, the program of independent repair providers will be launched in the following countries and regions: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus , Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Democratic Republic Congo and the Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldavia, Montenegro, Montserrat , Marocc or, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Saint Martin, Somalia, South Sudan , Spanish Virgin Islands, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Pierre e Miquelon, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia , Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Saint Martin, Somalia, South Sudan, Spanish Virgin Islands, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Pierre e Miquelon, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia , Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Saint Martin, Somalia, South Sudan, Spanish Virgin Islands, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Pierre e Miquelon, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Kitts and Nevis , St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Pierre e Miquelon, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Kitts and Nevis , St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Pierre e Miquelon, St.
Opinion
While this is undoubtedly good news for users who less and less have to travel to big cities to be able to repair their devices or get a diagnosis of what is happening to them, it is also true that the line that separates official Apple suppliers from membership the independent provider program is becoming increasingly nuanced.
If Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASP) - Apple Authorized Service Providers no longer have the exclusive right to repair Apple devices, plus the fact that these same devices are sold virtually everywhere, they have less and less reason to maintain exclusivity and more motivation to become multi-brand stores that can sell any computer they ask for.
It is true that APRs are an anomaly in our times. Virtually no one has their own distribution chain (the car is an exception), much less in consumer electronics. However, slowly but surely, we are seeing the demise of third-party Apple stores.
