Recycling Apple’s New AirPods Are Telling Users to Replace the Batteries Already. Too Bad That’s Impossible Just a week after the launch of Apple’s AirPod Pro 2, new owners started receiving an unusual alert: It was, apparently, time to replace their batteries soon. This is unusual,… October 5, 2022 by Sam Goldheart
E-Waste Why Electronics Rely on Glue—and Why They Shouldn’t Glue can fix a lot of everyday problems. It’ll stick a broken vase back together, help you make a sweet collage, and it often keeps your electronics in one piece.… August 10, 2022 by Lauren Greenlee - iFixit
Roundups How Apple’s Self-Repair Program Is Engineered To Fail: Repair Roundup, Week of May 23 One month after Apple pulled the covers off its Self Service Repair program people wonder if it is engineered to fail. May 28, 2022 by Paul Roberts - iFixit
Product Design Apple can upgrade individual iPhone SE parts, can you? Apple is upgrading specs without wasting money on a whole new phone, why should you? Cameras get better, batteries get more efficient, and processors get speedier, and the only way… May 4, 2022 by Sam Goldheart
Roundups Advocates Sour On Apple’s Repair Program: Repair Roundup Week of April 25 Apple pulled the covers off its Self-Service Repair program. It’s a big win for consumers...and also a reminder of why we need a legal right to repair our stuff. April 29, 2022 by Paul Roberts - iFixit
E-Waste Happy Earth Day! The Greenest Phone Is the One You’ve Got What's the most environmentally friendly phone? The answer is simpler than you might think: It's the one you've already got. April 22, 2022 by Elizabeth Chamberlain
Right to Repair Homeboy Electronics Turns Junk into Jobs. Right to Repair Could Help. Most electronics recyclers just put devices through a shredder, but at Homeboy Electronics Recyclers in Los Angeles, recycling isn’t enough: They’re on track to fix and refurbish more than 15,000… July 14, 2021 by Elizabeth Chamberlain
Recycling Happy Earth Day! Don’t Recycle. We all grew up with the old mantra: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. But when it comes to electronics, recycling should be the final resort. Last year, 1.75 billion phones were sold… April 22, 2021 by Kyle Wiens
How To What You Should Know Before You Fix: Non-Samsung, Non-Pixel Android Phones We’ve previously shared our tips on fixing two prominent brands of Android phones, Samsung and Google’s Pixel line. But there are many, many more Android phones out there. The huge… October 19, 2020 by Kevin Purdy
Recycling How Long Can We Rely On Mineral Raw Materials for Tech? – Medium September 10, 2020 by Kevin Purdy