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Introducing the Circular Electronics Design Guide

Designing electronics for a circular economy is a challenge—but one worth embracing. Building a circular model requires both the vision and the infrastructure to support it. While there’s no single…

October 23, 2024

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit

Teardowns

Meta’s Quest 3S Is Just a Revamped Quest 2, and It’s the Better for It

The Quest 3S is a curious device. I think we were all expecting a budget version of the Quest 3, but that’s not quite what this headset is. Yes, it…

October 19, 2024

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Tech News

We Are Shipping FixHub Preorders

Today is a big day for us here at iFixit—and for you. After years of development, testing, and invaluable feedback from the repair community, our FixHub Portable Soldering Station, Smart…

October 15, 2024

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Tech News

Bike Manufacturers Are Making Bikes Less Repairable

The bicycle is probably the canonical example of something that anyone can fix. Spares from all brands are mostly interchangeable, and you can do most repairs with wrenches, screwdrivers, and…

October 14, 2024

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Repairability

An Update on iPhone Repairability Scores

The state of iPhone repairability has changed (again), and today we’re updating repairability scores on iFixit accordingly. While the launch of Apple’s Repair Assistant software tool represents a hugely positive…

October 9, 2024

by Jeff Suovanen - iFixit

Tech News

Introducing iFixit’s Multitasking VoltClip

The VoltClip is a tiny dongle that uses USB power to tap the iPhone 16’s battery glue, debonding the adhesive and letting you lift the battery cleanly out of the…

October 8, 2024

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Teardowns

More Modular Than Ever Before: iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max Teardown

We first cracked into the iPhone 16 lineup over the weekend, and we were impressed. The vanilla iPhone 16 earned a respectable 7 out of 10 repairability score. It’s the…

September 26, 2024

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Tech News

We Hot-Wired the iPhone 16

Our teardown lab is filled with iPhone 16 parts, and we’ve been having a blast playing with them. Apple’s latest smartphone series has largely underwhelmed tech reviewers, who are mixed…

September 22, 2024

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Tech News

The End of Parts Pairing? Almost.

iOS 18 dropped on Monday, with a brand new feature we’ve been anxiously anticipating: Repair Assistant. Apple is finally delivering on their promise to make their repair software available on-device…

September 18, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Product Design

Samsung Copies Everything Apple Does—But What About Repairability?

At this year’s Galaxy event, Samsung yet again launched a bunch of Apple knockoffs, some of them more shameless than ever. But while Samsung’s hardware and software don’t usually match…

September 16, 2024

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit