UPDATE (originally published April 29, 2025): The July 2025 session sold out and was a success! You can join us for the second session on October 13-25, 2025. Are you…| iFixit News
What do you get when Oakley teams up with Meta? A $500 pair of smartglasses that can record 3K video, call on AI, and look right at home on a…| iFixit News
Many OEMs fall into a trap: Thinking that making their products repairable by service providers is enough. But restricting fixes to costly, specialized service centers excludes many users and misses…| iFixit News
Many top electronics manufacturers are embracing repairable design, and for good reason. From mining to end-of-life disposal, our devices carry a huge environmental impact that can’t be completely remedied with…| iFixit News
From June 9 to July 31, 82 incredible community members joined forces to make repair more accessible around the world. Across seven languages—French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, English, and Dutch—these…| iFixit News
Originally published July 17, 2019, updated for August 2025. Thank you to the community members providing suggestions and comments! No battery lasts forever. If you’ve had your laptop for a…| iFixit News
Ever wonder how the humble tinkering of garage hobbyists sparked a revolution that reshaped our world? From blinking LEDs to sleek laptops, the journey of personal computing is packed with…| iFixit News
Buying a used computer and upgrading it can get you most of the power you need at a fraction of the price (and environmental cost) of a new machine. But which upgrades get you the most value per…| iFixit
Billion-dollar brands are knocking off iFixit’s repair tools, cheaply and shamelessly. We’ve got the receipts. See how they stack up, and why it matters.| iFixit
Newag, maker of Polish trains, is suing ethical hackers who exposed its anti-repair software, threatening independent repair and consumer rights.| iFixit
Hold the iPhone. Believe it or not, Apple is actually endorsing Right to Repair!| iFixit
Governor Polis of CO just signed the first Right to Repair bill to pass in the US since 2012, giving powered wheelchair users access to parts, information, and software.| iFixit
Every year, electronics manufacturers gather at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to announce their new upcoming gizmos—and for the third time, iFixit has teamed up with our advocacy friends…| iFixit
Impossible to miss, the French government implemented the reparability index on many devices starting on January 1st 2021. This seismic shift puts the subject of phone, appliance…| iFixit
Today, the New York State legislature passed an electronics Right to Repair bill: As of mid 2023, manufacturers who sell “digital electronic products” in New York will have to make parts, tools…| iFixit
France’s new repair index is forcing manufacturers to think repairably to earn points. Let’s look at how two iPhones were scored in this brave new system.| iFixit
After months of demand and a sold-out launch, the FixHub Power Series portable soldering line is finally back—and this time, there’s no preorder wait. The FixHub line was designed with fixers in mind…| iFixit
The HMD Fusion is a modular smartphone that combines a core “techblock” with snap-on Smart Outfits to enable repair without giving up functionality.| iFixit
What the %#@$ even is Torx Plus? It solves a lot of the problems of earlier screw designs, but we’re skeptical of wide adoption. Here’s why.| iFixit
The earbud world just lost one of its most repairable options. We take a look at Sony’s highly repairable WF-1000XM3 and the slide toward disposable earbuds.| iFixit
Adhesives cause big problems for people trying to fix or recycle electronics, but they don’t have to.| iFixit
Despite some positive repairability news, the iPhone 16e definitely isn’t worth the upgrade.| iFixit
There have now been Right to Repair laws proposed on every continent except Antarctica. Are any of you penguins at McMurdo Station having trouble getting parts and tools?| iFixit
Discover how Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones improve repairability with modular components and a screw-secured battery—steps forward in your Right to Repair.| iFixit
The VoltClip is a tiny dongle that uses USB power to tap the iPhone 16’s battery glue, debonding the adhesive and letting you lift the battery cleanly out of the phone. But its utility doesn’t stop…| iFixit
Washington just passed two Right to Repair laws, covering electronics and wheelchairs. Now a quarter of Americans are covered by an electronics repair law!| iFixit
Lithium-ion batteries are a wonder of convenience. But they’ve got some annoying tendencies: Sometimes they swell. Sometimes they catch fire.| iFixit
Learn how to identify resistors, capacitors, and other electronic components in CT scans of devices. Improve your repair skills with detailed imaging insights.| iFixit
Right to Repair just won in Big Tech’s backyard: California’s Right to Repair Act, Senate Bill 244, has passed the state legislature on a 50–0 vote.| iFixit
Minnesota just passed the broadest-yet Right to Repair law. And it should benefit everyone around the world.| iFixit
The world’s first comprehensive right to repair bill has finally been signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, over six months after it passed the legislature nearly unanimously. Huzzah!| iFixit
Peek inside electronics with non-destructive CT scanning. Spot hidden design flaws and plan repairs—no guesswork required.| iFixit
The biggest threat to repair is no longer hostile hardware. Today, many independent repair shop owners are most worried about the trend in electronics manufacturing known as “parts pairing.”| iFixit
When the iPhone 16e arrived at iFixit HQ today, we immediately sent it in for some intense surgery. For the first time ever, our teardown day started with a little light microsoldering…| iFixit
It’s Apple’s “budget” model, but it’s 40% more expensive than the iPhone SE it replaces, so a refurbished iPhone is now an even better deal.| iFixit
With a new bill in Wisconsin, Right to Repair laws have now been introduced in all 50 US states!| iFixit
A brief comparison of the iFixit repairability score and the French repairability index.| iFixit
The ultra iterative Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a very repairable battery but drags its feet on repair.| iFixit
The best feature of the iPhone 14 is one that Apple didn’t tell you about. Turns out this isn’t the iPhone 13S reviewers have been panning—take a look!| iFixit
Batteries are everywhere, but disposing of them is confusing. It’s now an ongoing crisis for waste and recycling workers, and the danger is escalating.| iFixit
We’re really excited about FixHub, our new smart soldering system. In a new series of posts, we’re going to take a deep dive into how it works and some of the design decisions that we made to create…| iFixit
When you’re buying gifts this holiday season, think about what will happen when those things inevitably break. Can they be repaired?| iFixit
Corporations aren’t selling products we need—they’re selling our desire for the product. Learn more in the new Netflix documentary Buy Now, featuring iFixit.| iFixit
Opening up their parts pairing system to allow for parts harvesting is great. But parts pairing will continue to block repair in some dramatic ways.| iFixit
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a Right to Repair bill today, protecting owners’ and independent shops’ access to repair materials—for products going back to 2015!| iFixit
We dug deeper into the most densely-packed tech we’ve seen yet. Incredible display resolution discoveries, some great battery info, and yes, we assigned a repair score.| iFixit
Welcome to the Vision Pro, Apple’s most complex piece of hardware yet. So complicated that we’ll need more than one teardown to tackle it. First up: Those creepy eyes.| iFixit
Today marks a monumental step forward in the Right to Repair movement. We’re elated to announce that Governor Gavin Newsom has officially signed the California Right to Repair Act, SB 244, into law.| iFixit
Tuesday, the Intellectual Property subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Right to Repair. iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens testified.| iFixit
Two decades in and we’re only getting started. Take a look back with us on the past 20 years of this journey, and find out what’s next for repair.| iFixit
This is the fourth article in our ongoing series of posts on the history of screwdriver bits. We’ll be posting one a day leading up to the launch of the Manta Driver Kit and Mahi Driver Kit on Tuesday…| iFixit
Game console repair is broken. We looked into the messaging that lobbyists use to keep repair broken and asked repair shops around the world how they feel.| iFixit
What does iFixit mean by “repairable”—and how do you quantify that? An explainer| iFixit
iPhone 15 is here, and it boasts a new charge port, a titanium frame, a periscope, and a new pro-repair design. Let’s dive inside! We’re going to focus on the 15 Pro Max, with some cameos from the…| iFixit
AirPods Pro 2 notifications are telling users to replace the batteries on their brand new, very unrepairable earbuds. Does Apple know something we don’t?| iFixit
