The Apple Independent Repair Provider program offers repair service providers access to official parts, tools, repair manuals, and diagnostics for out-of-warranty repairs. It will soon expand to more than 200 countries, including Russia.

We are talking about almost every country where Apple products are sold. Launched initially in 2019 and expanded to include the EU and Canada last year, the program allows repair providers of all sizes to gain access to genuine Apple parts, tools, repair manuals and diagnostics to offer safer and more reliable repairs for Apple products. There are now over 1500 independent repair service providers serving customers throughout the United States, Canada and the EU.

All participating repair service providers have access to free Apple training and the same parts, tools and manuals as Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASP) and Apple Stores. A complete list of program participants is available on the official Apple website.

No special costs are required to participate in the program. To qualify, repair providers must commit to having an Apple-certified technician to perform repairs. The certification process is simple and free.

At the end of the week, the program will be available in dozens of countries around the world, including Russia, Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, New Zealand and Turkey. And by the end of the year it will be launched in even more states, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, China and Mexico.