On Thursday, Apple announced a new program in which independent repair businesses, even one person-shops, can fix iPhones using genuine Apple parts, tools, training manuals and diagnostics.

Time: 35 minutes I looked on Yelp to find the highest reviewed iPhone repair shop in my area. Technopia, a small electronics store in Walnut Creek, California, came up on top.

IRP shops will be able to return components within 90 days if the parts are defective on the first time it is used. Many repair shops probably do supply or have supplied non-genuine Apple ...

Due to lengthy delays in parts processing and steep costs, third-party iPhone repair providers say that there is no practical way that they can compete with Apple's repair chain.