If you occur to personal an iPhone 12 or 12 Pro and have lately skilled some annoying speaker points, chances are you’ll be in luck and eligible for a free Apple restore.

Apple made the announcement through a weblog put up saying a small variety of gadgets manufactured between October 2020 and April 2021 could expertise sound points as a result of a part failure on the receiver module. The free restore notably received’t apply to iPhone 12 minis or iPhone 12 Pro Max fashions.

Apple stated customers who personal gadgets unable to omit sound from their receiver after they make or take calls could also be eligible for the free restore. If you assume this is applicable to you, there are a few methods to get your free service. Users can both use this link to seek out an Apple Authorized Service Provider contact, Apple Support to go the mail-in service route, or just make an appointment at a retail retailer.

The information comes on the heels of a serious, and considerably sudden concession from the corporate within the combat for impartial technicians to be allowed to restore gadgets. In that case, Apple announced it was creating a brand new Self Service Repair program that may see Apple promote components and instruments wanted for repairs to impartial technicians in addition to most of the people, a long-time demand of Right to Repair advocates. That transfer marked a departure for the corporate which had beforehand held an ironclad grip over repairs and positioned stiff penalties on technicians who used non-sanctioned Apple merchandise.

In its announcement, Apple stated the primary section of that program would deal with “the most common service modules” like shows, batteries, and cameras, with the power for added repairs within the coming 12 months.

“Creating greater access to Apple genuine parts gives our customers even more choice if a repair is needed,” Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams stated in an announcement. The Self Service Repair announcement got here one week after Apple introduced it will launch a software program replace that may make it simpler for impartial technicians to restore iPhone 13s with out ruining the FaceID function.