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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. […]

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iFixit posts in-depth teardown of iPhone 13, offers details on Face ID changes

Following its live streaming of a full teardown of the iPhone 13 on Friday, the cool cats at iFixit have offered additional details of their in-depth teardown of the iPhone 13 Pro handset. One of the notable internal changes this year is a new Face ID array that combines the flood illuminator and dot protector […]