SAMSUNG MAY BE READYING A SELF-REPAIR ASSISTANT APP

Samsung seems to be working on a new self-repair app to aid customers looking to fix their own devices. The company’s submission at the US Patent and Trademark Office for “Self Repair Assistant” includes a blue Samsung-style Android app icon that has a gear and a wrench within it. The Self Repair Assistant I described as a “computer application software for mobile phones” for self-repair, self-maintenance, and self-installation of devices including smartphones, smart watches, tablet computers, and earbuds. From the description, the app could provide users with repair guides and part information on a variety of Samsung Galaxy devices. This comes after Samsung announced its collaboration with iFixit earlier this year, providing the online repair resource site with OEM parts and repair guides. Whether this app is part of a collaboration with iFixit or not, it shows that tech companies have an increasing interest in providing customers with resources to repair their devices. Hopefully, it will coincide with the ability to do battery swaps as well; currently, the only Samsung-sanctioned way to do this is to replace the whole display and battery assembly.

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