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Some of Our Favorite Instagram Repair Photos from 2019

2019 has been an exciting year at iFixit! Lots of people tagged us in pictures of their repairs on Instagram—these are some of our favorite fixes we saw this year.…

The Verge: Sonos explains why it bricks old devices with ‘Recycle Mode’

A Decade of Repairability: How Tech Changed in the 2010s

Many years ago—when the iPhone was still a twinkle in Steve Jobs’ eye—iFixit started tearing down the latest gadgets and giving them repairability scores: how easy is it to open?…

Microsoft has Taken a Big Step Forward. Here’s Where They Need to Go Next

When Microsoft announced their new line of Surface laptops, Panos Panay, Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer, prowled through a packed room, weaving in and out of the audience, waxing poetic about…

Apple’s Activation Lock Will Make It Very Difficult to Refurbish Macs

Every month, thousands of perfectly good iPhones are shredded instead of being put into the hands of people who could really use them. Why? Two words: Activation Lock. And Macs…