Apple has changed its tune in recent years regarding right-to-repair laws over its flagship smartphone. The sex video sites kcompany announced Tuesday that it's backing President Joe Biden's right-to-repair law and will make it easier for independent contractors to have the tools and documentation needed to fix its iPhones.
SEE ALSO: iPhone 15 'screen burn' issue is actually something else. And Apple has a fix.Leading the charge of President Biden's push to crack down on anti-consumer business practices, Apple said in its announcement that it would make all the necessary parts, tools, and documentation needed to fix an iPhone available to consumers and contractors nationwide.
For years now, Apple has had a strenuous, at best, relationship with consumers seeking to affordably fix their broken iPhones. The general policy then was that the only company allowed to fix an iPhone was Apple. However, as part of its environmental sustainability efforts, the tech giant has slowly embraced the right-to-repair movement.
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This started in 2019, with Apple giving repair parts to a few independent contractors, allowing the ability to repair Apple's glass-backed phones. In August, the Cupertino-based company also backed right-to-repair laws in California that required companies to give consumers and repair shops fair and reasonable access to the necessary tools to fix their devices.
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