Every day hundreds maybe thousands of iPhone device screens are broken all over the world. The most common is a fall, or a strong blow, which can end up destroying the screen in thousands of tiny pieces or, in the best of cases, causing a crack that, while allowing it to function, can be really uncomfortable and, In the long run, it could go more
On the web we find dozens of tutorials on how to repair or how to change the broken screen of your iPhone, and surely near home you have a technician, official or unofficial, who takes care of it for a modest or not so modest price. But maybe what you didn't know is that Apple has a very special machine that allows you to change the iPhone screen in "zero comma" and that now, it plans to expand to hundreds of authorized technicians distributed by more than two dozen countries around the world.
"Horizon Machine", the iPhone screen repair machine, will reach hundreds of authorized technicians
One of the biggest fears that all smartphone users face, and in this particular case all iPhone owners, is that the device's screen may break. As a friend told me, "if it breaks, it's because you have it." Yes, but repairing the screen of an iPhone costs a peak, so much that it makes you want to buy a new one, and because of this, many of us have ventured to change the iPhone screen ourselves. Personally, I remember I used it once, and with great success, on an iPhone 3GS, so it has rained a bit since then. Others prefer to go to unauthorized technicians who, obviously, do not provide you with any guarantee. What's more, if your iPhone is under warranty, you will lose it, so it is something to think about very carefully.
Apple does not usually do screen repairs, but offers you a similar reconditioned iPhone, "like new", something that is not quite accepted by everyone, so he got down to work and got a machine called "Horizon Machine ”. It is a state-of-the-art machine that is capable of repairing a broken iPhone screen almost on its own And now this machine is ready to start being distributed around the world.
Until recently, These machines the size of a small microwave were a secretwell, rather, an open secret that has been available in some physical Apple stores in different parts of the world and for a few and very selected authorized technicians. But as repair times are increasing, Reuters has reported that Apple will offer its Horizon Machines to nearly 400 authorized repair centers in 25 countries Before the end of the year. Despite how shocking that figure may be, we must not be misled as this has only just begun and barely represents 8 percent of the 4.800 vendors authorized by Apple globally
Driven by legislation
For a year, Apple has launched a pilot program delivering units of the Horizon Machine to a handful of third-party repair centers in the Bay Area, London, Shanghai and Singapore, as well as Best Buy stores in Miami and Minneapolis.
Many authorized and unauthorized repair centers replace iPhone screens without the help of this machine, however, the dilation of times is increasing and according to Reuters, some states have introduced legislation that it "would require manufacturers to supply genuine repair manuals, diagnostic tools and spare parts at fair prices to independent technicians and the general public." The primary goal of this US law is help smaller repair shops perform high-quality repairs while reducing costs. Apple says that users can fix their iPhone in an unauthorized store without voiding the warranty "as long as the technician does not cause damage" but of course, the interpretation of this aspect can be very broad.
Apple has limited itself to confirming that it plans to extend the Horizon Machines to 400 authorized repair centers in 25 countries by the end of 2017 however, It has not made public how much its partners are paying for these machines.