Category: How To | Page 16

How-to guides, either detailing step-by-step instructions for a project or rounding up existing iFixit guides into a “X things you can do with your Y” type post.

How To

How to Restore or Apply an Oleophobic Coating

March 18, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

How To

Five Fixes to Keep You Sane When You’re Working from Home

Working from home nearly doubles the amount of time most of us are inside our domiciles. This can make things that were easy to ignore an unavoidable irritation. The good…

March 17, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

How To

Get Your Broken Switch Back in the Game in 30 Minutes

The Nintendo Switch is a remarkable device, in more ways than one. Despite being a kinda-portable, kinda-console system, it’s remarkably repairable. If you’ve got drifting Joy-Cons, a faulty game card…

February 4, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

How To

How to Replace Your Laptop Feet

Those little rubber feet on the bottom of your laptop may seem unimportant, but they prevent dust ingress, overheating, and even destruction. If your laptop feet are missing, here’s what…

November 4, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

How Tech Works

[OneZero] Unraveling the Secret Supply Chain Behind an AmazonBasics Battery

October 30, 2019

by Kevin Purdy

How Tech Works

How Apple’s Newest Watch Achieves an Always-On Display (Probably)

While announcing the Apple Watch Series 5, Apple did a very Apple thing: they touted a new feature, hinted at some of the technology behind it, and left some of…

September 18, 2019

by Kevin Purdy

How To

What to Do If Your iPhone’s Home Button Stops Working

Apple officially did away with the home button on iPhones last year when all of their new iPhones came equipped with Face ID and an edge-to-edge screen. The company still…

September 16, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

How To

How to Keep Your Car Looking Newer for Longer

Here at iFixit, we’re all about longevity. We think keeping devices around for longer is both economical and good for the environment. This also goes for your car, and not…

September 13, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

How To

How to Care for Microfiber Towels So They Last as Long as Possible

Microfiber towels are like God’s special gift to the cleaning and detailing world, whether it’s for your car, your phone screen, or just general purpose cleaning. But when it comes…

September 4, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

Tech News

Five Ways to Fix, Patch, and Mend Your Favorite Clothes

Some people have a strict mental hierarchy of Things You Can Fix and Things You Cannot Imagine Fixing. Me, I get hung up on clothing. When I encounter a rip…

August 15, 2019

by Kevin Purdy