Apple has once again run into a problem by making things difficult for independent repair shops to fix or replace things in the iPhone. This time the issue is the iPhone 13 screen and Face ID facial ...

The suction-cup struggle is real. Google's partnership with iFixit makes authorized repair kits a cheaper at-home option for tinkering types. I tried it out on a busted Pixel 5a display. Shattering ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 announced the Self Service Repair program several months ago in November 2021. It was a huge deal because, for the first time ever, Apple was going to give you the tools to repair your own ...

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After iPhone 13 was announced in September, many repair shops noticed that it wasn’t possible to replace the device’s screen without disabling Face ID. After several complaints, Apple confirmed that ...

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 ...