DIY Demo: Just How Easy Is It to Fix Your Phone's Shattered Screen Yourself? The suction-cup struggle is real. Google's partnership with iFixit makes authorized repair kits a cheaper at-home option ...

I break a lot of iPhones. In fact, it's part of my job. The most recent victim of a CNET drop test was the third-generation iPhone SE. I'm sorry to say the results weren't pretty. The iPhone SE was ...

If you own it, you should be able to fix it. That’s the essence of the Right-To-Repair movement. Advocates have been pushing back against the trend of companies intentionally making products that are ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Apple is now selling replacement iPhone parts directly to ...

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The repair site iFixit has started selling genuine Pixel 8a spare parts in less than two months after the phone’s launch. In comparison, the iFixit repair parts for the Pixel 8 flagship duo went on ...

It happens to the best of us. You’re getting out of the car, your phone tumbles from your pocket, and suddenly you’re looking at a cracked screen. According to Consumer Reports’ 2022 smartphone survey ...

A software update is on the way that won’t require repair shops to transfer a microcontroller A software update is on the way that won’t require repair shops to transfer a microcontroller is a senior ...

Apple’s do-it-yourself tools and instructions are far from ideal for most of us. I know this because I broke my phone trying to use them. By Brian X. Chen Apple last month released its first ...

When the iPhone 13 lineup was first released in September, teardowns quickly revealed a major change to the repair process. For the first time, if you place the iPhone 13’s display through a ...