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Video

Say Goodbye to Nintendo Switch JoyCon Drift…Permanently!

May 1, 2023

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Roundups

Cochlear Implant Users Face Grim Future Without Repair or Upgrades

Children in India face the prospect of losing their hearing as government fails to live up to its promises, making repair crowdsourcing key for thousands.

April 7, 2023

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Tech News

M2 MacBook Pro Screen Swaps are Kinda Haunted?

Things break all the time, and we all have different ways of dealing with broken goods. It’s our job at iFixit to encourage people to consider fixing these things instead…

March 23, 2023

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Roundups

More Smart Things Going Dumb: This Time, Arlo Security Cameras

Every week there are too many developments in the world of repair for any mere mortal to keep track of. Fortunately, the folks over at the Fight to Repair newsletter are here…

February 27, 2023

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Roundups

Justice Department Sets Its Sights on John Deere

Every week there are too many developments in the world of repair for any mere mortal to keep track of. Fortunately, the folks over at the Fight to Repair newsletter are here…

February 20, 2023

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Roundups

How Big Tech Short Circuited New York’s Repair Law

A new report by Grist pulls back the covers on how Big Tech lobbyists got the State’s Governor to do their bidding: defanging New York’s Digital Fair Repair Act

February 15, 2023

by Paul Roberts - 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

Roundups

Working Macbooks Trashed Over Activation Lock

Barely used and fully functional Apple MacBooks, some as new as three years old, are being scrapped for parts and sent to landfills because of a security feature that makes…

February 1, 2023

by Paul Roberts - 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

Legislation

New York’s Right to Repair Bill: What Manufacturers and Consumers Need to Know

It’s been almost 50 years since the consumer protections afforded by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and 20 years since the founding of iFixit. We’ve been foretelling the Right to Repair…

January 12, 2023

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit