Turning to your phone’s manufacturer for repairs isn’t cool anymore.
Apple recently added a few devices, includingthe new iPhone 15, to its Self-Service Repair program.
Google is rolling out a new diagnostics tool in the Pixel phone’s dialer app.
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This tool allows you to check that the individual parts within a Pixel phone are in proper working order.
There’s also a “full diagnostic option.”
If somethingisdamaged, it needs fixing.
Other repair-friendly initiatives taken by Google include aniFixit collaboration, which makes official parts available for everyone to purchase.
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