Category: Consumer Rights | Page 5

Even though some manufacturers try to undermine them at every turn, you have certain freedoms, and we’re here to fight for them. Let’s break some warranties.

Roundups

Could We Lose The Right to Repair Our Cars? Repair Roundup, Week of May 9

A combination of lawsuits, new technology, and a conservative Supreme Court could undo the work of Massachusetts automotive right to repair law—which guarantees competition in auto repair nationally. Here’s how...

May 14, 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 - iFixit

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

Activism

Apple’s Self-Repair Vision Is Here, and It’s Got a Catch

Update April 28, 2022: This article originally misquoted the price for an in-store iPhone 12 display repair. This repair currently costs $279, not $365 as initially stated. Apple is finally…

April 27, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Tech News

iFixit and Google are Launching a Genuine Pixel Parts Program

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 Google’s blog…

April 8, 2022

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Repair Guides

Expanding our Samsung Galaxy guides

At the beginning of March we took apart the new Samsung Galaxy S22 to see what’s sweating in the latest models and compare them to their predecessors. We then immediately…

March 31, 2022

by Tobias Isakeit - iFixit

Right to Repair

The Freedom to Repair Act Will Make All Electronic Repairs Legal

Restoring our right to repair what we own is being considered in the US House of Representatives right now. Today, Representatives Mondaire Jones of New York (D) and Victoria Spartz…

February 2, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Joe Biden Says You Should Have a Right to Repair

President Biden believes in the right to repair. He told the White House Competition Council last night that customers should have more choice in where their things are fixed, with…

January 25, 2022

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

Repair Isn’t Piracy—And the Copyright Office (Kind of) Gets it Now

iFixit and our Right to Repair allies have long fought to make it so no repair is illegal under copyright law. On Wednesday, we racked up an important, if limited,…

October 28, 2021

by Kerry Sheehan - iFixit

Right to Repair

Over 15,000 People Want the FTC to Fight for Our Right to Repair

The Federal Trade Commission has held a workshop, heard awful repair stories, and now has received 15,059 signatures asking them to enforce a fair repair market. iFixit, along with US…

April 21, 2021

by Kevin Purdy