"IPhone Repair Pilot Program" starts accepting repair at the same level as the Apple Store at affiliated stores

ByPricenfees

You can repair the iPhone by bringing it to the Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider, or by asking for pick up by delivery repair, but after iPhone 6s and later terminals equipped with special functions such as 3D Touch, It is necessary to calibrate to see if 3D Touch is abnormal. As a result, Apple's regular service provider without a calibration machine had to send a terminal to Apple after repair, which took time to repair, but Apple has calibrated to a partner provider's store I found out that I am preparing a program to introduce a machine and shorten the repair period.

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For iPhone 6s and later terminals equipped with 3D Touch, it is necessary to perform a calibration to check whether there is any problem in operation after repairing. Since the calibration machine has been installed only in the Apple Store, so far Apple's authorized service provider had to send a terminal to Apple after repair and return it after the calibration, it seems that there was a problem that it can not be returned on the day .

The following is actually a calibration machine used in the American Apple Store.


In order to solve this problem, Apple has experimentally started a new program "iPhone Repair Pilot Program" that shortens the repair period of the iPhone. Three partner companies are selected from the regular service provider, and a calibration machine to investigate whether 3D Touch etc is abnormal is introduced in the selected three stores. By doing this, it will be possible to finish from repair to final test only at affiliated stores.

If this pilot program succeeds, there is a possibility that other regular service providers will expand equipments of the same level as the Apple Store, so even those who do not have an Apple Store in the vicinity can immediately repair the latest iPhone It is expected to be.

In addition, when I contacted the Apple spokesperson on the support situation in Japan, I could not get a reply by the time the article was posted.

By the way, on June 2nd (Friday)Apple SupportBy updating the application, you can also make a reservation for repairs to Apple Retail Service Providers as well as the Apple Store. At Apple, we are undertaking initiatives to repair and return during the day, except for serious malfunctions, and there seems to be no doubt that we are trying to reduce the burden on users involved in repairing.

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https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/apple-%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88/id1130498044