Fixing your MacBook just became much easier — here's how

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Fixing your MacBook just became much easier — here'southward how

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These days, getting your MacBook repaired by Apple has been a pretty tough task. I meet a line of people outside the SoHo Apple tree Store each day, and that matches what I've seen online, when all the upcoming days have been booked for Genius Bar appointments.

Fortunately, that might be getting a lot better before long. Apple just announced that it's expanding its Independent Repair Provider Program (which licenses third-party shops to fix Apple products) to finally set up MacBooks, and other Macs, like the iMac, Mac mini and iMac Pro. Reuters broke the news of this change, which expands the program across merely iPhones repaired out of warranty.

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Apple'due south gotten flak for how heavily it guards all of its products, and how difficult is to repair them. Nosotros don't recall this volition alter iFixit's listen (information technology'due south given the MacBook Pro 16-inch extremely low repairability scores), but this could be seen as some positive movement on the Right to Repair outcome.

Apple previously limited the parties it included in this program to larger companies, and this will open up parts and grooming to independent repair shops.

This change will hopefully assist folks repair their MacBooks faster. And it comes at a perfect time, as an increase in shops that tin fix MacBooks will hopefully reduce the strain on those official repair locations, such as your local Apple store.

Jeff Williams, Apple's main operating officer, told Reuters (in a statement) that "When a device needs repairs, nosotros want people to take access to a rubber and reliable solution — this latest expansion joins the thousands of repair locations we've added over the by year."

Apple has all the same to issue an official press release on this change, but we will update this story if and when 1 arrives.

The Contained Repair Provider Program is currently available in the U.Southward., Canada and Europe.

Henry is a senior editor at Tom's Guide covering streaming media, laptops and all things Apple tree, reviewing devices and services for the past half dozen-plus years. Prior to joining Tom's Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Magazine. He'southward also covered the wild earth of professional wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other industry veterans.

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