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Apple says it will no longer punish those daring to repair their iPhone 13 screens

iFixit welcomes 'tactical achievement' after iGiant offers vague software fix to Face ID block

09 Nov 2021 22:56 | 39

Personal Tech

Battery in 2021 MacBook Pro way easier to replace, says iFixit – shame about the rest

When we say 'way easier,' you better have a steady hand and nerves of steel

01 Nov 2021 13:45 | 11

Personal Tech

While the iPhone's repairability is in the toilet, at least the Apple Watch 7 is as fixable as the previous model

Component swaps still a thing – for now

22 Oct 2021 19:15 | 5

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iFixit prises open the iPhone 13 Pro, claims 'any display replacement knocks out Face ID'

Battery still swappable – rest fiddly

27 Sep 2021 13:44 | 25

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Playdate handheld game system torn to pieces, crank and all

We never managed to fix our Game Boy, but maybe we could repair this?

24 Aug 2021 12:16 | 14

Personal Tech

iFixit voids yet another warranty tearing down the 12.9-inch M1 iPad Pro

Not too difficult to get in, but component serialisation could still be a hurdle

07 Jun 2021 18:24 |

Personal Tech

iFixit publishes teardown of M1 iMac, shows that making a determination of repairability is still hard

No alarms, no surprises

25 May 2021 12:17 | 16

Personal Tech

iFixit slams Samsung's phone 'upcycling' scheme for falling short of what was promised

Dude, where's my unlocked bootloader?

19 May 2021 09:12 | 50

Personal Tech

Big right-to-repair win: FTC blasts tech giants for making it so difficult to mend devices

'There is scant evidence to support manufacturers’ justifications for restrictions'

07 May 2021 01:49 | 51

Legal

iFixit wants you to be legally able to break software locks to repair gizmos. Unsurprisingly, manufacturers are less keen

US Copyright Office asked to add DMCA amendment

23 Apr 2021 16:04 | 26

Personal Tech

Xiaomi didn't turn the glue up to 11 on its new Mi flagship, but still gets low marks for repairability

Yep. Gadget botherers had to haul out a 'specialist tool'

15 Mar 2021 19:20 | 11

Personal Tech

There was hope Samsung had turned a corner in repairability, but the Galaxy S21 Ultra is a step backwards

iFixit's flagship autopsy finds glue. Lots of glue

12 Mar 2021 17:02 | 15

Personal Tech

Apple, forced to rate product repair potential in France, gives itself modest marks

Never mind the glue and soldered RAM

27 Feb 2021 06:13 | 96

Personal Tech

Screw you, gadget-menders! No really, you'll need loads of screwdrivers to fix Apple's AirPods Max headphones

Surprisingly fixable... with a bulging toolbox

20 Jan 2021 09:30 | 49

Personal Tech

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is so mired in strangely hardy glue that the display shattered during iFixit's teardown

Don't drop this one

08 Dec 2020 20:15 | 23

Personal Tech

Why did Apple hamstring camera repairs on standard iPhone 12 but leave Pro Max module swappable? asks engineering group

Bug? iFixit muses in teardown of Cupertino's top-tier mobe

23 Nov 2020 13:29 | 23

Personal Tech

Honey, I shrunk the iPhone 12: Mini teardown reveals same components, only smaller

And with better repairability than its big brother too

16 Nov 2020 13:59 | 20

Personal Tech

Cool, cool, cool: Screwdriver-wielders delve into the guts of an Xbox Series X

'Like an air conditioner with a graphics card'.... Lessons in heat management from Microsoft

11 Nov 2020 19:32 | 11

Personal Tech

Right to repair? At least you still have the right to despair: Camera modules cannot be swapped on the iPhone 12

Not without Apple's proprietary System Configuration app anyway

30 Oct 2020 19:15 | 42

Personal Tech

Honey, I shrunk the battery: Something's gotta give as iPhone 12's logic board swells to accommodate 5G chippery

Next-gen connectivity requires reshuffle beneath the surface

26 Oct 2020 12:29 | 33

Personal Tech

Apple Watch Series 6 isn't a step back for repairability but in its own way that's a leap forward

Fitness fans get more battery capacity in thinner case, and replacing it is doable for the brave

22 Sep 2020 11:26 | 12

Personal Tech

Microsoft's Surface Duo cops 1 repairability point for each of its screens: That's 2/10

$1,400 phone has 'built-in death clock' and 'is not something meant to be repaired', muses iFixit

14 Sep 2020 15:15 | 14

Personal Tech

iFixit horses around with Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G to discover glue in abundance

Something to consider if you splash out on Samsung's new hotness

20 Aug 2020 17:59 | 9

Personal Tech

OnePlus Nord is surprisingly fixable compared to earlier stablemates, but common repairs require disassembly

Drop the heat gun, pal: minimal glue means there's hope for brave butterfingers among you

06 Aug 2020 16:00 | 13

Science

If you're on invite-only tech-testing scheme, take care with Amazon's Alexa-powered answer to Google's Glass

iFixit reveals repair won't be trivial

03 Aug 2020 17:00 | 24

Personal Tech

Teardown nerds delve into Dell's new XPS 15 laptop to find – fancy that – screws and user-serviceable parts

Repairability score good? Well, yes actually

17 Jul 2020 14:59 | 31

Personal Tech

Broken your new Surface Go 2 already? Looks like it's a bit more repairable this time

Less glue, but the silicon remains firmly soldered in place

18 May 2020 13:05 | 10

Personal Tech

2020 MacBook Air teardown shows in graphic detail how butterfly keyboards were snipped for scissor switch

Was 0.5mm of laptop really worth five years of pain, Tim?

26 Mar 2020 16:00 | 53

Personal Tech

Now that's what I call a sticky situation: Repairability fiends open up Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, find the remains of Shergar

Samsung sticks firm to policy of glueing the hell out its phones

05 Mar 2020 13:20 | 26

Personal Tech

Glue's clues: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip dissection reveals a pholdable mired in adhesive

Yeah, don't break this one either

19 Feb 2020 14:24 | 14

Personal Tech

Don't break your swanky new Motorola Razr, you probably won't be able to get it fixed

Repairs require complete disassembly

13 Feb 2020 16:45 | 33

Personal Tech

Xiaomi what's inside: Wow, teardown nerds find debut smartwatch isn't actually a solder-and-resin nightmare

If you can open the damn thing, that is

06 Feb 2020 17:15 | 25

Personal Tech

iFixit surgeons dissect Apple's pricey Mac Pro: Industry standard sockets? Repair diagrams? Who are you and what have you done to Apple?

Say cheese, Cupertino, you've got a repairability score of 9

17 Dec 2019 15:38 | 99

Personal Tech

Apple's latest keyboard travels back in time to when they weren't crap

It's Magic!

18 Nov 2019 17:00 | 64

Personal Tech

Huawei's first Google-free phone stripped and searched: Repair not too painful... once you're in

Mate 30 Pro's modular innards praised, but glue still abundant

15 Nov 2019 12:23 | 40

Personal Tech

Microsoft has made a Surface slab that mere mortals can dismantle

A swappable battery would be icing on the cake, though

07 Nov 2019 17:15 | 21

Personal Tech

Not just adhesive, but alcohol-resistant adhesive: Well done, Apple. Airpods Pro repairability is a zero

Professional wireless buds pack interesting features, though

01 Nov 2019 14:15 | 178

Personal Tech

Repairability fiends crack open a Surface Laptop 3: Nice SSD, but shame about the battery

Microsoft's new baby takes big step forward in servicing stakes

24 Oct 2019 10:17 | 16

Personal Tech

What is this, 2016? A rummage around in 7th-gen iPad innards shows repurposed tech within

Bigger case means we can use even more glue!

27 Sep 2019 18:00 | 15

Personal Tech

That magical super material Apple hopes will hit backspace on its keyboard woes? Nylon

iFixit ters dwn ew Macbook Pro wth utterfl eyoard atst fixs

24 May 2019 21:00 | 121

Personal Tech

iFixit surgeons tut at iPad mini 5 X-ray: Looks like a mild case of pain-in-the-arse-to-repair

Screwdriver-botherers put the hurt on Apple's little tablet

03 Apr 2019 10:52 | 17

Personal Tech

We'll help you get your next fix... maybe, we'll think about it, says FTC: 'Right to repair' mulled

Federal Trade Commission will turn Fault-finder, Tinker, Customize this summer

14 Mar 2019 23:59 | 48

Personal Tech

This just in: What? No, I can't believe it. The 2018 MacBook Air still a huge pain to have repaired

Full teardown necessary should butterfly keyboard need service

08 Nov 2018 19:00 | 66

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Yes, Americans, you can break anti-piracy DRM if you want to repair some of your kit – US govt

Landmark victory for right-to-fix movement

26 Oct 2018 01:11 | 66

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Motorola: Oops, phone busted? Grab a spudger and go get 'em, champ

First mobe maker to sell DIY repair tools

24 Oct 2018 10:27 | 37

Personal Tech

Well slap my ass and call me Judy, Microsoft's Surface Pro 6 is just as hard to fix as the old one

So. Much. Glue.

17 Oct 2018 18:34 | 51

Personal Tech

All the king's horses and all the king's men could probably put Huawei's P20 Pro together again

But it'd be tricky: Teardown folk give mobe 4/10 for repairability

10 Apr 2018 12:32 | 18

Personal Tech

Planning on forking out for the new iPad? Better take darn good care of it

Teardown chaps give Apple's edu-slab 2/10 for repairability

03 Apr 2018 15:45 | 63

Personal Tech

OK, we admit it. Under the hood, the iPhone X is a feat of engineering

Tinkerers reveal first Stacked SLP in a mainstream mobe

03 Nov 2017 13:05 | 141

Personal Tech

Touchy iPhone 6, 6 Plus chips prone to breaking down and giving up

And Apple's Geniuses can't help you when it happens

24 Aug 2016 23:12 | 28

Personal Tech

How do you build a cheap iPhone? Use a lot of old parts

Teardown finds SE borrows plenty from its ancestors

01 Apr 2016 23:32 | 56

Personal Tech

Reminder: iPhones commit suicide if you repair them on the cheap

Bloke bricked his handset after running afoul of Apple security policy

05 Feb 2016 19:30 | 199

Software

Tear teardown down, roars Apple: iFixit app yanked from store

Peek into Sir Jony's precious boxes, pay the price

01 Oct 2015 00:16 | 57

Pics

Revealed: The AMAZING technology behind Apple's $1299 Retina MacBooks – a lot of glue

RAM and SSDs stuck down with Sir Jony's juice

16 Apr 2015 01:05 | 132

Teardown

Revealed: The amazing magical innovation in the iPad Mini 3 – a lick of paint

And a fingerprint sensor

24 Oct 2014 21:41 | 25

Teardown

Pop open this iPhone 6 and see where the magic oozes from ... oh hello again, Qualcomm

New speaking slabs blown to smithereens

19 Sep 2014 21:05 | 17

Personal Tech

Moto 360 wristputer batt boob, elderly internals revealed in teardown

Motorola says the answer is in the small print after iFixit probe

10 Sep 2014 00:14 | 12

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Apple says it will no longer punish those daring to repair their iPhone 13 screens

Battery in 2021 MacBook Pro way easier to replace, says iFixit – shame about the rest

While the iPhone's repairability is in the toilet, at least the Apple Watch 7 is as fixable as the previous model

iFixit prises open the iPhone 13 Pro, claims 'any display replacement knocks out Face ID'

Playdate handheld game system torn to pieces, crank and all

iFixit voids yet another warranty tearing down the 12.9-inch M1 iPad Pro

iFixit publishes teardown of M1 iMac, shows that making a determination of repairability is still hard

iFixit slams Samsung's phone 'upcycling' scheme for falling short of what was promised

Big right-to-repair win: FTC blasts tech giants for making it so difficult to mend devices

iFixit wants you to be legally able to break software locks to repair gizmos. Unsurprisingly, manufacturers are less keen

Xiaomi didn't turn the glue up to 11 on its new Mi flagship, but still gets low marks for repairability

There was hope Samsung had turned a corner in repairability, but the Galaxy S21 Ultra is a step backwards

Apple, forced to rate product repair potential in France, gives itself modest marks

Screw you, gadget-menders! No really, you'll need loads of screwdrivers to fix Apple's AirPods Max headphones

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is so mired in strangely hardy glue that the display shattered during iFixit's teardown

Why did Apple hamstring camera repairs on standard iPhone 12 but leave Pro Max module swappable? asks engineering group

Honey, I shrunk the iPhone 12: Mini teardown reveals same components, only smaller

Cool, cool, cool: Screwdriver-wielders delve into the guts of an Xbox Series X

Right to repair? At least you still have the right to despair: Camera modules cannot be swapped on the iPhone 12

Honey, I shrunk the battery: Something's gotta give as iPhone 12's logic board swells to accommodate 5G chippery

Apple Watch Series 6 isn't a step back for repairability but in its own way that's a leap forward

Microsoft's Surface Duo cops 1 repairability point for each of its screens: That's 2/10

iFixit horses around with Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G to discover glue in abundance

OnePlus Nord is surprisingly fixable compared to earlier stablemates, but common repairs require disassembly

If you're on invite-only tech-testing scheme, take care with Amazon's Alexa-powered answer to Google's Glass

Teardown nerds delve into Dell's new XPS 15 laptop to find – fancy that – screws and user-serviceable parts

Broken your new Surface Go 2 already? Looks like it's a bit more repairable this time

2020 MacBook Air teardown shows in graphic detail how butterfly keyboards were snipped for scissor switch

Now that's what I call a sticky situation: Repairability fiends open up Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, find the remains of Shergar

Glue's clues: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip dissection reveals a pholdable mired in adhesive

Don't break your swanky new Motorola Razr, you probably won't be able to get it fixed

Xiaomi what's inside: Wow, teardown nerds find debut smartwatch isn't actually a solder-and-resin nightmare

iFixit surgeons dissect Apple's pricey Mac Pro: Industry standard sockets? Repair diagrams? Who are you and what have you done to Apple?

Apple's latest keyboard travels back in time to when they weren't crap

Huawei's first Google-free phone stripped and searched: Repair not too painful... once you're in

Microsoft has made a Surface slab that mere mortals can dismantle

Not just adhesive, but alcohol-resistant adhesive: Well done, Apple. Airpods Pro repairability is a zero

Repairability fiends crack open a Surface Laptop 3: Nice SSD, but shame about the battery

What is this, 2016? A rummage around in 7th-gen iPad innards shows repurposed tech within

That magical super material Apple hopes will hit backspace on its keyboard woes? Nylon

iFixit surgeons tut at iPad mini 5 X-ray: Looks like a mild case of pain-in-the-arse-to-repair

We'll help you get your next fix... maybe, we'll think about it, says FTC: 'Right to repair' mulled

This just in: What? No, I can't believe it. The 2018 MacBook Air still a huge pain to have repaired

Yes, Americans, you can break anti-piracy DRM if you want to repair some of your kit – US govt

Motorola: Oops, phone busted? Grab a spudger and go get 'em, champ

Well slap my ass and call me Judy, Microsoft's Surface Pro 6 is just as hard to fix as the old one

Pixel 3 XL reveals innards festooned with glue and... Samsung?

Teardown chaps strip away magic from Magic Leap's nerd goggles

The butterfly defect: MacBook keys wrecked by single grain of sand

All the king's horses and all the king's men could probably put Huawei's P20 Pro together again

Planning on forking out for the new iPad? Better take darn good care of it

OK, we admit it. Under the hood, the iPhone X is a feat of engineering

Touchy iPhone 6, 6 Plus chips prone to breaking down and giving up

How do you build a cheap iPhone? Use a lot of old parts

Reminder: iPhones commit suicide if you repair them on the cheap

Tear teardown down, roars Apple: iFixit app yanked from store

Revealed: The AMAZING technology behind Apple's $1299 Retina MacBooks – a lot of glue

Revealed: The amazing magical innovation in the iPad Mini 3 – a lick of paint

Pop open this iPhone 6 and see where the magic oozes from ... oh hello again, Qualcomm

Moto 360 wristputer batt boob, elderly internals revealed in teardown

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