Should your Apple device S encounter a hardware problem, you’ll likely follow a familiar path. Go online, fall down a rabbit hole of tech websites and forums, then, overwhelmed, you’ll look for an authorised repairer or make an appointment at your nearest Apple store.
What you’re less likely to do is buy a selection of tools and open up your device to make your own repair. That’s enough to fill most people with dread. But, thanks to an initiative called Self Service Repair, it’s something you could do. So long as you’re feeling confident and own an iPhone, iPad, Mac laptop, Apple display or Beats headphones, you can read a repair manual, purchase the right parts and get down to work. Whether or not you’d find it easy, however, is…