Activism We’re Afraid of Warranty Stickers, but Really, Manufacturers Should Be According to a survey published today by consumer group U.S. PIRG, 45 out of 50 appliance manufacturers automatically void the warranty of a device if it has undergone “unauthorized” repair.… October 11, 2018 by Kay Kay Clapp - iFixit
Tech News Apple’s Secret Repair Kill Switch Hasn’t Been Activated—Yet Well, stop the presses. Turns out, ‘Apple makes your MacBook inoperative if you get it fixed at local repair shops’ isn’t quite true—not yet, no matter what The Sun says.… October 5, 2018 by Adam O'Camb
Right to Repair 10 Reasons to Support Right to Repair Fight for your right to fix the things you own! Learn more about the Right to Repair movement at iFixit.org/blog. October 2, 2018 by Kelsea Weber - iFixit
Repair Stories What a Starbucks Barista Machine Taught Me About Ownership A few years ago, I learned an interesting lesson from an unexpected object. In the United States, Starbucks sells an espresso machine called ‘Barista.’ It is designed to perform the… October 1, 2018 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Legislation European Policymakers Plot a Path Past Planned Obsolescence I crawled out from underneath my refrigerator last Sunday, peeled a cobweb off my forehead, and cursed. My refrigerator has been on the fritz, and the starter capacitor was failing.… September 26, 2018 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Teardowns Surprise! We Kind of Loved the Apple Watch Series 4. The first Apple Watch was revolutionary, but the updates have been mostly minor—until now. Apple has put some serious thought into the Series 4, serving up a new case, new buttons,… September 25, 2018 by Sam Goldheart - iFixit
Teardowns iPhone XS Has an Upgrade Apple Didn’t Mention Thanks to a little time zone hacking, our engineers picked up the iPhone XS and XS Max before the official launch date here in the States. We didn’t want to be… September 21, 2018 by Kay Kay Clapp - iFixit
Wallpapers Double the iPhone XS Teardowns = Double the Wallpapers We just tore down the iPhone XS and XS Max! Visit iFixit.com/teardown to take a look inside Apple's newest devices. September 21, 2018 by Kelsea Weber - iFixit
Right to Repair Save the Date: International Repair Day is October 20 Attention, all you fearsome fixers out there—from the brave beginners and the electronics experts, to the tinkerers in between. Saturday, October 20, 2018 is the Second Annual International Repair Day,… September 13, 2018 by Maarten Depypere
Recycling Washington Post Urges Big Tech to Adopt Safer Batteries Recyclers everywhere are rejoicing over the Washington Post’s well-researched exploration of the tech industry’s obsession with built-in batteries and the massive risks they pose. Lithium-ion batteries are inside a lot of… September 12, 2018 by Sam Goldheart - iFixit
