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We’re fighting for your Right to Repair, and we want you to be a part of it. If you want to know how you can help, look no further than the calls to action below.

Tech News

How Eric Lundgren and BigBattery Are Changing How We Think About “Used” Batteries

When he was 16, Eric Lundgren saw a landfill near his small hometown in northwest Washington, filled with brand-new products. Ever since, he’s been building businesses that try to stand…

April 12, 2021

by Kevin Purdy

Activism

Sign Our Petition: Tell the FTC to Fix Our Broken Repair Economy

Tech companies have been trying to lock down and control the repair market for far too long, boxing out small repair businesses and device owners. That’s why we’re asking the…

March 31, 2021

by Kerry Sheehan - iFixit

Right to Repair

Join the Fight: Tell Us How You’ve Fixed Medical Devices

Jacob Uyeda’s father needs a medication-vaporizing nebulizer to breathe every day. When it broke, the best his father’s air supplier could offer was to bring a new one the next…

March 23, 2021

by Kerry Sheehan - iFixit

Tech News

Two College Roommates and Some Robots: How Podswap Replaces AirPod Batteries

Like most AirPod owners, Emily Alpert found that, after 18 months, her wireless buds didn’t last, not even for one full run. Unlike most AirPod owners, Alpert, along with her…

March 17, 2021

by Kevin Purdy

Tech News

Apple Is Using France’s New Repairability Scoring—Here’s How It Works

A little wrench can make a big difference. In France, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and other device makers are moving toward transparency and better long-term support for their products. They’re not…

March 1, 2021

by Kevin Purdy

Opinion

If You Want to Feel Better About E-Waste, You Have to Sell Stuff

People often ask me how to recycle their old gadgets. “He’ll know what to do with this Bluetooth speaker I’ve had in my closet for five years,” they think, “he…

February 5, 2021

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

Top European Right to Repair Wins 2020

Looking back on 2020, it’s hard to avoid the bad times—but good things can grow, even under heavy rain. The challenges of isolation and a disrupted supply chain led to…

December 31, 2020

by Dorothea Kessler - iFixit

Legislation

Copyright Law Is Bricking Your Game Console. Time to Fix That

December 11, 2020

by Jeff Suovanen - iFixit

Right to Repair

We’re Hosting a Press Call to Discuss How Copyright Law Hinders Repair

Every three years, the US Copyright Office wields tremendous power, deciding what is legal to jailbreak or repair, and what is not. Their filing deadline for hardware freedom requests is…

December 11, 2020

by Olivia Webb

Video

Design, Activism, and Fixing the World: Three Authors Talk with iFixit

“Repair” is not one thing. It’s not just one mission, one organization, or even one law. Repair is the idea that things that once worked should work again, that things…

December 9, 2020

by Kevin Purdy