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.
The icon for Samsung’s purported “Self Repair Assistant” app.
From the description,…