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iFixit posts teardown of iPhone 14 Pro Max, cites similar design changes that hinder repairability

As nifty (and expensive) as the iPhone 14 Pro Max may be, it apparently retained most of the interior design and isn’t quite as easily repaired as other models of the iPhone 14. The cool cats at iFix, who posted a full teardown of the iPhone 14 Pro models, said these units remain as difficult […]

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iFixit publishes iPhone 14 teardown, cites easy access, repairability

On Monday, the cool cats at iFixit shared a teardown video of the standard iPhone 14 handset, offering details as to the new iPhone’s internal design. Within a blog post, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens complimented the device for featuring a more repairable internal design. Wiens stated that the new iPhone 14 is the most substantial […]

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iFixit notes easy-pull battery removal tabs in fifth-generation iPad Air tablets

Once again, the super cool cats at iFixit have dug into Apple’s newest hardware, this time tackling the fifth-generation iPad Air, which features new improvements such as an M1 chip, 5G support for cellular models, an upgraded front camera with Center Stage support, and up to a 2x faster USB-C port for data transfer. The […]

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Bipartisan bill introduced that could make the “right to repair” a national mandate

A bipartisan piece of legislation may be in the works that would make the right to repair a nationwidefederal mandate. For year, Apple has done what it could to prevent users and independent repair shops from fixing iPhones. The tech giant has incorporated special screws, difficult-to-replace adhesive, and even software lockouts to keep a grip […]

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iFixit notes that replacing your iPhone 13 display with a third party unit could disable Face ID feature

You may love your brand new iPhone 13, but the cool cats at iFixit have learned through a recent teardown that replacing the smartphone’s screen through a third party repair service could disable the Face ID feature. Via the recent teardown, iFixit noted that Apple has added a small microcontroller to the iPhone 13 screen. […]