Samsung may soon give a guide for users to repair their smartphones themselves.
The tech giant recently submitted a patent application for a "Self Repair Assistant" app that would allow Samsung phone users to fix their Samsung smartphones on their own, per SamMobile.
Samsung's patent application submission follows the establishment of its partnership with popular repair guides and parts website iFixit to collaborate on the former's new self-repair program.
Samsung 'Self Repair Assistant' App Patent Details
Samsung's pent application revealed that the tech giant is working on a new app called "Self Repair Assistant" that allows Galaxy device users in the US to get phone parts and tools for DIY repairs.
The app's icon appears as a blue Samsung-style Android app icon that has a gear with a wrench on it.
The app also covers not only the self-installation and self-maintenance of Samsung Galaxy smartphones but also Samsung's smartwatches, tablets, mobile phones, and earbuds.
As such, instead of going through iFixit's website, Samsung device users can use the upcoming app to guide themselves to repair their Samsung devices themselves, saving up on repair fees for a professional technician for something they could do themselves.
Unfortunately, it is unknown if the app will have all the guides Samsung users would need to completely remove technicians from their list of options. However, it is probable it would have consultancy and information services relating to the self-installation and self-repair of some Samsung devices.
These devices include those under the Galaxy S20 series, the Galaxy S21 trio, and the Galaxy Tab S7+, as these are the only ones that were included at the launch of Samsung's Self-Repair program.
To be specific, these are the models that Samsung's Self-Repair program currently supports:
- Samsung Galaxy S21
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy S20
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
- Samsung S20 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus
There is a possibility that Samsung will add more devices that the self-repair app will cover, but only time will tell in this case. And despite the app's utility, the presence of a patent application for the app doesn't guarantee that Samsung will develop and release it.
iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens has yet to confirm if its collaboration with Samsung also includes Samsung's self-repair guide app, per The Verge.
Latest Entry In The Self-Repair Scene
Samsung is the latest among the smartphone tech giants to be offering a self-repair program for users to do DIY repairs on their phones and other devices. Apple has already launched its own self-repair program earlier in 2022, but it took a different approach from Samsung.
However, instead of using an app for Apple device users to refer to, the company provided a de-branded customer-facing website that lists the parts to repair iPhones and MacBooks and guides on how to repair them.
Motorola, another popular phone brand in the US, per Mobile Cellphone Repairing, has also launched a self-repair program but took the same approach as Apple.
The company launched a website that provides users with repair guides for its Android mobile phones for those that use them.
