Samsung’s Galaxy S21 is one of the models currently supported in the company’s self-repair program. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Samsung seems to be working on a new self-repair app to aid customers looking to fix their own devices. The company’s submission at the US Patent and Trademark Office for “Self Repair Assistant” includes a blue Samsung-style Android app icon that has a gear and a wrench within it (via SamMobile).
Samsung’s application describes the Self Repair Assistant as a “computer application software for mobile phones” for self-repair, self-maintenance, and self-installation of devices including smartphones, smart watches, tablet computers, and earbuds. The Trademark Office is currently waiting to examine the application.
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The icon for Samsung’s purported “Self Repair Assistant” app.
From the description,…
