Right to Repair News from iFixit

It is (our) right to repair! We’re on the forefront of fighting for consumer- and eco-friendly electronics that are designed to be repairable, and come with accessible repair information and spare parts. Read more about the global fight for this Right to Repair at https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair.

Fixers

Android, Serial Numbers, and China: Board Repair School, Part 3

Four days into my one-week crash course in board repair and microsoldering, I still had big questions. I’d learned a lot about diagnosing boards and reading schematics, and been through…

March 27, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

Vice – Maryland Suddenly Looks Like it Might Break John Deere’s Repair Monopoly

March 13, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

How to Get Involved with Right to Repair

Imagine being stranded at a gas station, trying to figure out why your car won’t start. Then it hits you: your windshield wiper fluid. You refilled it yourself, using unofficial…

March 13, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Legislation

Action, please! Europe’s vision for a circular economy

The European Commission just published its Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), aiming to pave Europe’s way towards a sustainable products policy and a circular economy. One of its goals is…

March 13, 2020

by Dorothea Kessler - iFixit

Right to Repair

New Survey Shows Fair Repair Could Be a Huge Environmental Win

It might not surprise you to learn that 89 percent of independent phone repair shops surveyed believe their business would be more successful if they had access to Apple and…

March 12, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

Fixers Know What ‘Repairable’ Means—Now There’s a Standard for It

Last week, three years of arguing with industry finally paid off, as the European standard EN45554 was published. This official document with an unexciting name details ”general methods for the…

February 29, 2020

by Thomas Opsomer

Right to Repair

EU Petition: Your Signature Can Help Make Smartphones Repairable

As a member of the European Right to Repair campaign, we’re demanding more repairable and durable phones for the EU—and you can help! Shattered screens, weak batteries, worn-out changing ports:…

February 21, 2020

by Dorothea Kessler - iFixit

Right to Repair

U.S. PIRG – Over 175 STEM Professors Call on Manufacturers to Embrace Repair for Future of Technology

February 20, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Tech News

Right to Repair Is Gaining Ground in 2020

Less than two months into 2020, the Right to Repair movement is expanding, gaining new ground, and proving more popular than even advocates would have guessed. Here’s what’s happening. Legislation…

February 14, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

New Poll Finds Americans Overwhelmingly Support Right to Repair

More than 60 percent of Americans support a new president removing roadblocks to repairing the things they own, according to a new poll. In a poll of hundreds of people…

February 12, 2020

by Kevin Purdy