from Ecovacs' surveillance vacuum and Instacart's AI shopping carts to BMW's AR goggles and Sennheiser's $300 disposable earbuds # | Continue reading
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? | Continue reading
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! | Continue reading
As part of its transition to a 'circular economy,' the EU unveiled its right to repair strategy in hopes of reducing carbon emissions and e-waste. | Continue reading
Take a look at the new M2 MacBook Pro 13″ as we compare it against the older M1 MacBook Pro 13″ and investigate cross compatibility between the two. | Continue reading
This Orange bit the bullet on April 1, 2013. | Continue reading
Are you #TeamPixel for life, but your Google Pixel phone needs an assist? Get your fix on today! We’ve got genuine Google Pixel parts in stock now, for Pixel 2 through Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. | Continue reading
Today, the New York State legislature passed an electronics Right to Repair bill: As of mid 2023, manufacturers who sell "digital electronic products" | Continue reading
When it comes to repairability, Valve didn’t stop at the bare minimum. We hope their smart, repairable choices become industry standard. | Continue reading
We’re delighted to announce that we are working with Google to sell genuine parts for Pixel phones, starting later this year. You can learn more about it in… | Continue reading
iFixit Pro independent repairers, Microsoft Authorized Service Providers, Microsoft Experience Centers, and Microsoft Commercial customers can now purchase… | Continue reading
Teardown of the first product from the Nothing company, the in-ear headphones called ear (1)—Performed October 25, 2021. | Continue reading
The newest iPhone disables Face ID after a screen swap, unless you take it to Apple—or learn to microsolder. It’s a turning point for fixers everywhere. | Continue reading
Full chip ID guide for the Apple MacBook Pro 14" 2021 laptop. | Continue reading
It’s fall, and time for our favorite Apples: 2021 MacBook Pro teardowns! Let’s see what surprises hide inside this redesigned machine. | Continue reading
The Series 7 isn’t the Apple Watch depicted in leaks. But with help from former Apple engineers at Instrumental, we found some interesting stuff inside. | Continue reading
iFixit's teardown of the upgradable Framework Laptop, performed in July 2021. | Continue reading
A teardown of the redesigned iPad mini 6, performed by iFixit on September 29, 2021. | Continue reading
A two-part iFixit iPhone 13 Pro teardown, performed September 24-25, 2021. | Continue reading
This is the first article in our new, ongoing series of posts on the history of screwdriver bits. We’ll be posting one a day leading up to the launch of our… | Continue reading
An iFixit teardown of the nifty Playdate handheld game system, performed in August 2021. | Continue reading
The Framework laptop is more of a nudge-down than a teardown. What makes this laptop so repairable, and how does it compare to others? Let’s head inside. | Continue reading
Samsung had a revolutionary approach to reusing old Galaxy phones four years ago. We were an excited partner. What happened to Galaxy Upcycling? | Continue reading
New York’s State Senate passed a digital right to repair bill, the first in the country. It’s a big win, with more to come. | Continue reading
An iFixit teardown of Apple's 24" M1 iMac, in which we cross our fingers and hope this thing isn't as iPad-like as it looks. Published May 24, 2021. | Continue reading
An iFixit teardown of Apple's 24" M1 iMac, in which we cross our fingers and hope this thing isn't as iPad-like as it looks. Published May 24, 2021. | Continue reading
The FTC’s long-awaited report shows that device makers have not regulated themselves, that warranties are illegally voided, and that enforcement is needed. | Continue reading
What’s inside Apple’s new tracker? A replaceable battery, a surprising speaker, and just enough room for a keyhole. See what else we found in our teardown! | Continue reading
Thousands of people tell the FTC to enforce laws against anti-competitive companies, fix awful EULAs, and make new laws stopping repair lock-out. | Continue reading
Replace a dead PRAM battery to retain memory settings. | Continue reading
We thought AirPod battery swaps were impossible. We didn’t factor in robots. That’s how Podswap reuses pods, saves you some cash, and prevents e-waste. | Continue reading
Crafters forced Cricut to back down from charging them to use their own machines. But broken copyright law made Cricut feel confident enough to try. | Continue reading
Why are the PS5’s joysticks drifting? They use the same fallible hardware as most game controllers. Here’s what’s happening inside, and how we could fix it. | Continue reading
Physical teardown and X-rays of Apple's devastatingly overengineered over-ear headphones, the AirPods Max. | Continue reading
An exploratory teardown (with X-rays) of Apple's new over-ear wireless headphones, the AirPods Max. | Continue reading
Case 1: My main laptop is (was) a 15” MacBook Pro Retina 2014, A1398. On 2020-11-07, I changed the swollen battery with a replacement from Simplo. On 2020-12-04, I opened it from sleep, and the graphics didn’t come on (just backlight). I had to restart twice. Today the GPU seems … | Continue reading
In a landmark move, the European Parliament voted today to support consumers’ Right to Repair. The resolution was adopted with 395 in favour and just 94 against… | Continue reading
Inside external hard drives are … internal hard drives. You can often use them in PCs or NAS systems, and they’re cheaper than buying a new internal drive. | Continue reading
Past, meet future—it’s a mix of old and new in our dual teardown of the newest M1-powered MacBooks. | Continue reading
An exploratory teardown of the teeny tiny iPhone 12 mini. Performed on Friday the 13th of November, 2020. | Continue reading
We love it when a device uses stretch release tape instead of glue to hold down a battery. But why? And how does this magical stuff even work? | Continue reading
At least one victory was reached Tuesday night: Massachusetts passed a new Right to Repair law. | Continue reading
In its endless quest to produce an iPhone that has even fewer physical features than the last, Apple made its iconic home button virtual in 2016… | Continue reading
It might be a bug, or it might be a sign of an even more locked-down future. Why the iPhone 12’s faulty camera has us worried. | Continue reading
A toothbrush with an LED light, and OLED screen, and Bluetooth? We just had to sink our teardown teeth into the Oral-B iO. | Continue reading
Coming soon: a side-by-side teardown of the new iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. | Continue reading
Teardown of the Apple Watch Series 6 showing unannounced upgrades to battery and Taptic Engine hardware, despite a slightly thinner profile. | Continue reading