Apple today announced that it recently launched a Genuine Parts Distributor program in the U.S. and Europe, broadening access to genuine repair parts. The program allows repair shops that do not have ...

Apple now offers replacement parts for the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro cameras, displays, and more. Apple now offers replacement parts for the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro cameras, displays, and more. is a former ...

Repair Assistant is coming in iOS 18 to handle the proper configuration of new or used Apple parts — but potentially plaguing some users of already-repaired iPhones. Scenarios such as replacing a ...

Google launched the Pixel 9 series in August, including a Pro XL model for the first time. The devices feature a new design and build, which changes the pricing scheme for repair parts. iFixit has ...

Apple added a "Repair Assistant" feature in iOS 18 that is designed to allow iPhone users to configure replacement parts after a repair. The Repair Assistant works with genuine Apple components, and ...

Apple is changing a huge part of its self-repair process — and will finally accept fixes with used genuine parts. Apple is changing a huge part of its self-repair process — and will finally accept ...

Enshrining the rights of consumers and third-party technicians to repair their own devices is a long slog of a legal process, but Oregon just took a big step forward. The state just signed its new ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek today signed the state's Right to Repair Act, which will push manufacturers to provide more repair options for their products than any other state so far. But Oregon's bill ...

California, the home to many of tech's biggest companies and the nation's most populous state, is pushing ahead with a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics and appliances. After unanimous ...

Microsoft’s Surface line has had its ups and downs — remember the Surface RT? Me neither — but it’s generally well-regarded as solid hardware with some great aesthetics. One thing it hasn’t always ...

HTC has made the pro-consumer move of partnering with popular DIY repair website iFixit to offer replacement parts, repair guides, and more for out-of-warranty headsets. The move contrasts with one of ...