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Happy International Translation Day!

How does a capacitor work? What’s the best way of getting into your smartphone? Why does your laptop battery degrade over time? If you don’t know the answer to these…

September 30, 2023

by Maria Parker - iFixit

Activism

We Are Retroactively Dropping the iPhone’s Repairability Score

We need to have a serious chat about iPhone repairability. We judged the phones of yesteryear by how easy they were to take apart—screws, glues, how hard it was to…

September 19, 2023

by Kyle Wiens

Roundups

The Simple Lessons of Chair Repair

There are countless objects in our lives that we are quick to throw away. One we might not think very much about is the humble chair. They are ubiquitous, so…

September 15, 2023

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Right to Repair

Congress Asks iFixit if the Right to Repair Exists

It almost sounds like a joke. What do ice cream machines, tractors, and your Xbox have in common? Sadly, the answer isn’t funny at all: They all have repairs that…

July 20, 2023

by Elizabeth Chamberlain

Site News

Spotlight: South Korea

안녕하세요! We started iFixit to teach everyone how to fix everything. It’s a lofty goal, but we’re slowly building an army of fixers around the world in order to achieve it. We…

June 20, 2023

by Sandra Hiller - iFixit

Right to Repair

Colorado Approves First-Ever Agricultural Right to Repair Bill

Farmers have always been a fix-it-yourself kind of people. But when it comes to repairing their tractors and other agricultural equipment, they’ve been locked out of many kinds of repairs…

April 11, 2023

by Elizabeth Chamberlain

Right to Repair

How Parts Pairing Kills Independent Repair

The biggest threat to repair is no longer hostile hardware. Today, many independent repair shop owners are most worried about the trend in electronics manufacturing known as “parts pairing.” This…

January 17, 2023

by Lauren Greenlee - iFixit

Activism

New York Passes Historic Right to Repair Bill

The world’s first comprehensive right to repair bill has finally been signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, over six months after it passed the legislature nearly unanimously.…

December 29, 2022

by Kyle Wiens

Teardowns

Repairing a Fridge Costs More Than a Fridge

In October, the US Federal Trade Commission announced a new set of rules that would require appliances to ship with repair instructions. The repair community applauded the move—access to manuals…

November 23, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain

Legislation

All Major Appliances May Soon Ship with Repair Instructions, Thanks to a New FTC Rule

The Federal Trade Commission has just upped the stakes in its recent work to ensure consumers have a right to repair all the things in their lives. In a unanimous,…

October 17, 2022

by Kyle Wiens