The Apple Store did that for me in 2010 when I unknowingly dropped my iPhone as I was getting out of my truck at Walgreens, and it was run over by the car in the next space as it backed out, cracking the screen of my iPhone.They are able to. There are loads of YT videos on how to change batteries and screens and such.
However, Apple will not guarantee that the phone will have the same waterproof capabilities as it had originally. So if you drop your iPhone in a puddle and quickly retrieve it but it fizzled out, Apple will see that a non-authorized repair had been done and you will pay.
Apple is actually very generous on their policy. I have seen and heard of many cases where a person brought in a iPhone or other Apple device because something went wrong and walked out with a brand new device.
Walked in and asked what they could do, expecting them to tell me they could replace the screen for a fee, maybe.
The clerk walked out with a brand new iPhone 4, at no cost to me.
They gained a customer for life!
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