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posted by hubie on Thursday August 04 2022, @05:24AM   Printer-friendly

The tech company now lets users buy genuine parts for the Galaxy S20, S21, and Tab S7+ models, though this initiative is somewhat limited compared to others:

Samsung has taken its first, tentative baby steps in the path toward giving users the option to self repair their devices. These new repair kits are only available for a few select models, and new parts could still cost a pretty penny.

On Tuesday, the company shared its new repair kits carrying genuine parts in partnership with iFixit. The new kits come with guides and tools as well, but so far parts are limited to screens, charging ports, and back glass. [...]

Apple released its iPhone repair kits in April for the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and third gen iPhone SE devices. The company decided for some reason to provide tool rental kits at nearly $50 bucks for a week's use. At the same time, it offers significantly more parts and tools for its select product lines, including cameras and sim trays. [...]

Other major tech companies are also anticipating the release of their own self-repair services. Google said back in April that it would have parts available for the Pixel 2 through Pixel 6 Pro available later this year, and the company promises to have repair options for the UK, Canada, and Europe as well as the U.S. Around the same time, Microsoft released a study showing the benefits of self-repair, and promised it would be working toward that end. However, it has not made any public statements about the timing for the release of its own self-repair service.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by hendrikboom on Thursday August 04 2022, @05:31PM

    by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 04 2022, @05:31PM (#1264938) Homepage Journal

    Those look like small hardware repairs.

    But there is also deliberate software breakage.

    My Android phone just stopped doing things it was doing just fine a few weeks ago. No I get the message that XXX requires Google Play Services, which is not compatible with my phone.

    Sometimes it lies about this. I followed one of its front-page links to a Youtube video, which played just fine, but was darkened (limiting visibility) and partly covered by a panel about requiring Google Play Service.

    Forced obsolescence, I presume by forced "upgrade".

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