In line with a submitting within the US Patent and Trademark Workplace, Samsung is designing a brand new self-repair app. It’ll permit customers of its Galaxy units to repair any issues on their units themselves. The outline of the web page means that the long run app will probably be a “pc utility software program for cell phones”.

The Samsung app in query has an fascinating icon. The icon encompasses a gear and a wrench on a blue background. The objective of app goals to “self-repair, self-maintenance, and self-installation” smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, and headsets. That’s why the app is expounded to Galaxy units and never simply Galaxy telephones. By means of the app, the corporate needs to offer restore guides and elements info for units within the Galaxy lineup.

Samsung joins a pattern began by Apple

This comes proper after the announcement of a partnership between Samsung and iFixit. The partnership began early in 2022. Samsung began to ship guides to assist the web site to offer information about upkeep and to promote unique items for a few of its merchandise. By means of iFixit, customers and repairers can discover unique elements for the Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Extremely, S20+, S20 Extremely, and Tab S7 Plus. Value noting that Google additionally launched an analogous program with iFixit. Equally, it goals to assist customers to repair their Pixel telephones by themselves.

Essentially the most curious truth is that Samsung just isn’t alone on this. Apparently, the Korean is simply following its greatest rival within the tech section – Apple. To recall, Apple additionally launched an analogous program to assist customers to restore their iPhones and MacBooks. The corporate gives an inventory of elements and guides to assist customers to do repairs. With Samsung beginning an analogous program, that will turn out to be a pattern within the trade.

Maybe, extra firms apart from Samsung, Apple, and Google will provide related applications. Maybe, extra firms will attempt to assist clients to unravel issues with their units themselves. Speaking about Samsung, we do hope this improves the corporate’s repairability. On some Galaxy telephones, for instance, one might have to interchange an ideal display simply to alter the battery.

For now, there isn’t a phrase on the launch of the app. We anticipate extra particulars to seem quickly. The corporate could wait till the Galaxy S23 sequence to present extra particulars.