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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Sep 10 2025 17:00:09

macOS Tahoe 26 comes with a big money-saving upgrade for fixing Macs - and 
it's landing next week

Date:
Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:47:06 +0000

Description:
Repair Assistant has been spotted in macOS Tahoe 26, which is great news for 
fixing a broken Mac at a lower cost.

FULL STORY
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Assistant is in the release candidate of macOS Tahoe This feature facilitates 
making fully calibrated repairs, as previously seen with the iPhone and iPad 
It means Mac owners and independent repair shops can implement hardware fixes 
and ensure they work correctly 

In macOS Tahoe 26, Apple is expanding the potential for repairing its Macs 
along the same lines as previously seen with the iPhone and iPad. 

 Apple Insider reports that macOS Tahoe is going to arrive with the Repair 
Assistant, which was introduced with the iPhone last year . This allows the 
owner of the device - or an independent repair shop - to perform a repair and 
check that it's been correctly done, and that the new part is fully 
recognized and functional (going through a calibration process). 

Code relating to the feature was uncovered in the macOS Tahoe release 
candidate, the final version of the OS that's just arrived before it's 
launched to the public next week. 

The catch is that the feature will only work with Macs that have an Apple 
chip inside, so older PCs with an Intel CPU will not get the Repair 
Assistant. 

macOS Tahoe is confirmed to arrive on September 15, packing a whole new look 
in the form of a Liquid Glass interface, which has been much talked about 
(and indeed joked about ). We're also getting a pepped-up Spotlight, new 
Continuity features - specifically the Phone app on the Mac - a dedicated app 
for gamers, and more. Analysis: reparations across the nations (Image credit: 
Future) 

Repair Assistant is important as it means you don't have to go to Apple for a 
fix should a component break in your MacBook or Mac running macOS Tahoe. Very 
technically confident Mac owners can theoretically repair their computer 
themselves, or an independent repair shop can do so. 

Using the Repair Assistant, it's also possible to cannibalize a part from an 
old Mac and use it to repair another device. 

As Apple Insider points out, this is going to be particularly handy for 
replacing fiddly components, like the Lid Angle sensor on newer MacBooks . 
This is a sophisticated sensor that needs to be accurately calibrated, which 
is exactly what the Repair Assistant will allow for, meaning the replaced 
sensor won't play up and cause screen-related glitches (which might be the 
case otherwise). 

The arrival of Repair Assistant on Mac is a welcome one, giving users even 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/mac-os/macos-tahoe-26-comes-with-a-big-mon
ey-saving-upgrade-for-fixing-macs-and-its-landing-next-week


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