A few hours ago it was officially confirmed that Apple extended its independent service repair program to more than 200 new countries. In this way, the company continues with its project that began in 2019 in the United States and that allows repairs of its products with certified suppliers and approved by the company itself.
In this sense, what is achieved by accessing this third-party program is having official manuals, support, official and original parts, instructions provided by the company itself to carry out the repairs in addition to having in your hands practically all the resources of Apple to make these repairs.
Initially This program is designed to focus on the most common repairs outside of Apple's official warranty. and among them we find the problems and changes of broken screens, battery changes or breaks in the back of the devices. Scott Baker, owner of Mister Mac in Wimberley, Texas explained the benefits of joining this program from third-party stores:
Being part of the Independent Repair Provider program has been a great benefit to my company, employees and clients. Since we joined, we have received great support from Apple and we can offer the same level of service to our customers.
This week repair providers interested in getting this official certificate is totally free for them. Starting this week, repair providers in the following countries and regions can learn more and submit their application for the program via support.apple.com/irp-program: Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Korea, United Arab Emirates, Fiji, Philippines, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Cook Islands, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, Tonga, Turkey, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.
Later this year, the Independent Repair Provider program will reach the following countries and regions: Albania, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Netherlands Antilles, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bahrain, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea , Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guatemala, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Spanish Virgin Islands, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestin a, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Central African Republic, Republic of Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Rwanda, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, Djibouti, Zambia and Zimbabwe.