Google follows Apple and Samsung’s suit with ‘accessible’ repairs for Pixel phones
Well, that didn’t take long. It was only last week that Samsung announced a brand new self-repair program for Galaxy device owners beginning with recent flagship models, and Google is already joining the party technically started by Apple several months ago with the launch of a similar initiative for (new and old) Pixel handsets.
That’s obviously frustratingly vague and potentially distant, but for what it’s worth, Apple and Samsung have also yet to actually open their official self-repair programs. For Galaxy S20 and S21 families, as well as the Galaxy Tab S7+, that’s scheduled to take place “this summer”, while DIY enthusiasts with iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series devices in their possession still have no idea how much longer they’ll need to wait.
As “accessible” and safe as Big G aims to make this entire operation, it pretty much goes without saying that you’re only advised to try it out (when it launches) if you know exactly what you’re doing, and ideally, if you’ve done something of this nature before. Or, you know, if your broken phone is in such a bad shape anyway that you don’t really care if your home repair succeeds or not.