- Repair Assistant is in the publishing candidate for MacOS Tahoe
- This feature eases to make fully calibrated repairs, as previously seen with iPhone and iPad
- This means that Mac owners and independent workshops can implement hardware fixes and make sure they are working properly
In MacOS Tahoe 26, Apple extends the potential to repair its Macs in the same way as previously seen with iPhone and iPad.
Apple Insider reports that MacOS Tahoe will arrive with the repair assistant, which was introduced with iPhone last year. This allows the owner of the unit – or an independent workshop – to perform a repair and check that it has been done correctly and that the new part is fully recognized and functional (undergoing a calibration process).
Code regarding the feature was uncovered in MacOS Tahoe release candidate, the final version of us that has just arrived before it has been launched to the public next week.
The catch is that the feature only works with MACs that have an Apple chip inside, so older PCs with an Intel CPU do not get the repair assistant.
MacOS Tahoe is confirmed to arrive on September 15 and pack a whole new look in the form of a floating glass interface that has been very much talked about (and actually joking about). We also get a pepped -up limelight, new continuity features – specifically the phone app on Mac – a dedicated app for players and more.
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Repair Assistant is important as it means you don’t have to go to Apple for a solution if a component breaks in your MacBook or Mac running MacOS Tahoe. Very technically confident Mac owners can theoretically repair their computer themselves, or an independent workshop can do so.
Using the repair assistant, it is also possible to cannibalize a part from an old Mac and use it to repair another device.
As Apple Insider points out, this will be particularly convenient for replacing Fiddly components, such as the lid angle sensor on newer MacBooks. This is a sophisticated sensor that needs to be calibrated exactly, which is exactly what the repair assistant will allow, which means the replaced sensor does not play up and causes screen -related errors (which may be the case otherwise).
The arrival of repair assistant at Mac is welcome, giving users even more flexibility and control over their computers.
