A pple stated on Wednesday that it is expanding a software to supply repair elements, gear, and manuals for iPhones to independent repair shops in 32 countries in Europe as well as Canada. Apple began the program remaining yr within the united states of america after years of lobbying in opposition to country-level "right to repair" bills that might have forced it to provide parts to independent stores. Apple has lengthy maintained a network of authorised provider vendors including high-quality buy to carry out guarantee work, however smaller shops had complained that the program changed into too high priced to enroll in due to excessive volume commitments, leaving them without get admission to to authentic Apple parts or the software gear needed to perform a few upkeep. Apple released its software for the ones independent stores remaining August, making it loose to sign up for if technicians whole a education software. Apple stated Wednesday that a hundred and forty groups w