Right to Repair California Just Became the Third State to Pass Electronics Right to Repair Right to Repair just won in Big Tech’s backyard: California’s Right to Repair Act, Senate Bill 244, has passed the state legislature. The bill—championed by state senator Susan Talamantes Eggman,… September 12, 2023 by Elizabeth Chamberlain
Right to Repair Congress Asks iFixit if the Right to Repair Exists It almost sounds like a joke. What do ice cream machines, tractors, and your Xbox have in common? Sadly, the answer isn’t funny at all: They all have repairs that… July 20, 2023 by Elizabeth Chamberlain
Site News Spotlight: South Korea 안녕하세요! We started iFixit to teach everyone how to fix everything. It’s a lofty goal, but we’re slowly building an army of fixers around the world in order to achieve it. We… June 20, 2023 by Sandra Hiller - iFixit
Product Design How iFixit Scores Repairability Everyone wants their favorite phone or laptop to get an awesome repairability score. So do we! Unfortunately, we don’t make the rules. Wait a minute—we do make the rules! At… May 18, 2023 by Jeff Suovanen - iFixit
Tech News Nintendo Drifts In The Right Direction On Joy-Con Issues When the Nintendo Switch first came out in 2017, we were actually kind of impressed. By relying (mostly) on screws instead of glue and being pretty modular overall, the Switch… May 2, 2023 by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit
Consumer Rights Warranty Void Stickers Are Illegal in the US. What about Elsewhere? If you’ve ever opened up a gadget, maybe you’ve seen the stickers that say “Warranty Void if Removed.” For anyone in the US, no need to put down your screwdriver—those… April 28, 2023 by Noah Aragon - iFixit
Roundups Appliance Repair Pros Struggle to Find LG and Samsung Documentation An investigation of 50 appliance makers found that just 7 made service manuals for their products readily available. The report comes as the FTC weighs requiring OEMs to disclose repair… February 8, 2023 by Paul Roberts - iFixit
Consumer Rights Most Appliance Manufacturers Won’t Give the Public Repair Information, PIRG and iFixit Find If you’ve ever tried to fix a washing machine, dishwasher, or other appliance in your home and struggled to find a service manual, you’re not alone. We recently surveyed the… January 31, 2023 by Elizabeth Chamberlain
Right to Repair How Parts Pairing Kills Independent Repair 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.” This… January 17, 2023 by Lauren Greenlee - iFixit
Roundups Parts Pairing Powers Planned Obsolescence, French Complaint Argues Every week there are too many developments in the world of repair for any mere mortal to keep track of. Fortunately, Jack Monahan and Paul Roberts, authors of the Fight to… January 14, 2023 by Jack Monahan - iFixit