iFixit at Restarters Firenze’s 10th Anniversary in Florence

This past Saturday, October 26th, 2024, Restarters Firenze marked a fantastic milestone – ten years of empowering the community to repair, reduce waste, and promote sustainability. We’re thrilled to have…

iPad Mini 7 Teardown – Is Jelly Scrolling Fixed?

It's been three years since the last iPad Mini was released. That gave Apple plenty of time to fix jelly scrolling...right?

Victory Is Sweet: We Can Now Fix McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines

Ever tried to get an ice cream at McDonald’s, only to hear, “Sorry, our machine’s broken?” You’re not the only one: almost 15% of ice cream machines at McDonald’s are…

Repair-O’-Lantern 2024

Our Repair-O’-Lanterns contest is back! Get ready for a spook-tacular challenge that’s sure to make you laugh, howl, and maybe even cackle a little!  We’re summoning you to unleash your…

Introducing Our 2024 Translation Challenge Winners!

We put out the call, and you answered in a big way! Over the past few months, we asked you to help grow our global repair community by translating guides,…

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…

iFixit Portable Soldering Station Teardown – Repairable and Powerful!

iFixit Joins Repair Café XL in Den Haag:

This past Friday, iFixit had the pleasure of participating in the Repair Café XL event in Den Haag, Netherlands—an event that brought together hundreds of passionate repairers, fixers, and DIY…

Right to Repair Now on Every Continent Except Antarctica: Happy International Repair Day 2024!

Today is International Repair Day, and a report just released from the Open Repair Alliance (ORA) shows how much the repair movement is taking off: In the last 15 years,…

Mod Kits Can Bring Old Gear Back to Life, Better than Ever

Sometimes, it’s possible to go beyond repair, and improve on the original. People have been customizing their gear for years, whether it’s putting new pickups into a guitar, swapping an…

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…

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…

International Community Day 2024

Happy International Community Day! October 8th is International Community Day, and we’re super excited to shine a light on one of the most inspiring places for creativity and collaboration—Makerspaces.  These…

Apple Watch Series 10 Teardown: A Decade in the Making!

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…

iPhone 16 Wallpapers

The iPhone 16 features a surprising number of repair-friendly features: Fancy new battery adhesive in the vanilla and Plus models. New Repair Assistant software. Plus, the full rollout of the…

AirPods 2024 Teardown – Still a 0 out of 10?

iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max Teardowns – Worth The Upgrade?

We Hot-Wired the iPhone 16

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…

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…