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.

Right to Repair

Kindle and Switch Replaceable Batteries Show EU Laws Are (Slowly) Working

Nintendo and Amazon are putting user-replaceable batteries in the Switch 2 and (possibly) the Kindle. This will not be down to altruism or respect for the buyer, but instead, thanks…

July 13, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Activism

John Deere Settles with the FTC in Massive Win for Farmers

Today, the Federal Trade Commission and five states settled their antitrust case against John Deere. The deal does something farmers have been demanding for more than a decade, forcing Deere…

July 8, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Small Appliances Are Flunking Right to Repair, PIRG Report Finds

Your coffee maker may be less repairable than your phone, which is really saying something. In a new report, U.S. PIRG Education Fund looked at 58 blenders, coffeemakers, and vacuums,…

April 14, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

A New Colorado Bill Could Blow a Hole in the Nation’s Strongest Right to Repair Law

You can kill a Right to Repair law without ever voting against Right to Repair. You just carve out a category so broad, so fuzzy, and so lawyer-friendly that the…

April 1, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Iowa Farmers Are Leading the Fight for Repair

If you eat food, you’re already in this story. John Deere is still trying to kill the Right to Repair, but Iowa farmers are pushing hard to retake their rights.…

February 23, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Apple AirPods and Malicious Compliance

Apple’s AirPods are the perfect distillation of how Apple uses lock-in to simultaneously enable great products, and to prevent anybody else from doing the same. They also exemplify Apple’s antipathy…

February 9, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Right to Repair

Your Car Is a Smartphone With Wheels, and the App Store Is Rigged

Imagine a notice pops up on your car’s main screen: Maintenance required. Contact your dealer to schedule an appointment. What maintenance? Doesn’t say. Maybe you have a gas-powered car or…

February 3, 2026

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Tech News

“Worst in Show” Returns at CES 2026, Calling Out Gadgets That Make Things Worse

Repair.org, the repair industry trade association, announced the 2026 Worst in Show awards today, annual anti-awards that spotlight the most harmful, invasive, wasteful, and unfixable tech on display at CES. …

January 8, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

Happy International Repair Day 2025!

At iFixit, every day is repair day, but this one’s special. The global repair community is turning out on behalf of software: Our right to repair our hardware ends where…

October 18, 2025

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Service Center Repair Isn’t Enough

Many OEMs fall into a trap: Thinking that making their products repairable by service providers is enough. But restricting fixes to costly, specialized service centers excludes many users and misses…

August 21, 2025

by Spencer Pennington - iFixit