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Apple’s New AirPods Are Telling Users to Replace the Batteries Already. Too Bad That’s Impossible

Just a week after the launch of Apple’s AirPod Pro 2, new owners started receiving an unusual alert: It was, apparently, time to replace their batteries soon. This is unusual,…

October 5, 2022

by Sam Goldheart

Roundups

How the FTC’s War on ‘Dark Patterns’ Could Help the Fight for Repair Rights

The Federal Trade Commission is going after “dark patterns” used by companies to trick or manipulate their customers. That could be good news for those fighting for a right to…

September 27, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Teardowns

Apple Watch Ultra Is Beautiful, Rugged, and Repairability Is Just Within Reach

Based on Apple’s keynote, we expected the Apple Watch Ultra to be the most interesting teardown of the year. It was the only brand new product class announced amid the…

September 27, 2022

by Sam Goldheart

Teardowns

Apple’s 14 Pro Max Is Worse Than the Vanilla 14

The iPhone Pro Max 14 is out, and the general consensus among tech reviewers seems to be that it’s better than the last one, but maybe not enough to justify…

September 20, 2022

by Kyle Wiens

Roundups

Rural Repair Gets Heard, McFlurry Machine Lawsuit Proceeds: Repair Roundup Week of September 11, 2022

Access to repair services is critical for rural communities—and much more difficult to obtain, experts told a House subcommittee this week, with representatives from both parties voicing support for the…

September 17, 2022

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Teardowns

Inside Apple’s Secret iPhone 14 Redesign

The best feature of the iPhone 14 is one that Apple didn’t tell you about. Forget satellite SOS and the larger camera, the headline is this: Apple has completely redesigned…

September 16, 2022

by Kyle Wiens

Tech News

French Repair Index: One Year Later

Impossible to miss, the French government implemented the reparability index on many devices starting on January 1st 2021. This seismic shift puts the subject of phone, appliance, and other electronic…

September 15, 2022

by Sandra Auboy - iFixit

Opinion

This Is What a Product Announcement Should Look Like in 2022

Is it just me or was Apple’s announcement event this year especially soulless? Where once the fruit company seemed to make every product release into a music video work of…

September 14, 2022

by Sam Goldheart

Roundups

Cybersecurity Is No Excuse to Limit Repair: Repair Roundup Week of September 4

After a six year delay, NHTSA published final guidance on cybersecurity in vehicles, and gave a boost to auto right to repair advocates. Also: a 10 year smart phone? It’s…

September 13, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Opinion

The Six Things That Make or Break Repairability

Every time product announcements roll around, reviewers are whipped into a frenzy to try to find something interesting to talk about. Meanwhile, iFixit’s engineers start forensically pre-constructing our teardown. As…

September 12, 2022

by Sam Goldheart