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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.

Activism

We Called on the FCC to End Cell Phone Carrier Locks Altogether

This month, the US Federal Communications Commission sought feedback on a welcome proposal to limit the frustrating practice of locking cell phones to specific carriers. Currently, most smartphone carriers are…

August 16, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Today, Twenty Percent of the US Has the Right to Repair Electronics. Happy Repair Independence Day!

Today is a momentous day: Now, 20% of the American population is covered by an electronics Right to Repair law. Bills that passed in California and Minnesota go into effect…

July 1, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Apple Finally Promises to Enable Third-Party Parts (Mostly)

Apple just announced that they’re caving on a key parts pairing problem: They’ve promised to stop artificially hamstringing the performance of third-party parts. Mostly. For the last eight years of…

June 27, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Colorado Adds Electronics to Right to Repair Protections

Today, Colorado’s governor has signed the state’s third Right to Repair bill into law, cementing its position as the best place in the world for repair access. Covering consumer electronics…

May 28, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

The FTC and DOJ Call for Ice Cream Machine Repair

McDonald’s ice cream machines are always broken. 12% of the machines across the US are currently down. Back in August, we took one apart—we found they’re not bad to repair…

March 14, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Banning Parts Pairing Won’t Lead to More iPhone Theft

We’re well on the way to solving the biggest problems with repair access: Manufacturers selling in New York need to provide customers with parts, tools, and documentation—and soon in California…

February 23, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

What to Expect from Right to Repair in 2024

Like a train that continues rolling forward, the Right to Repair movement is gaining tremendous momentum. The destination: a future in which all devices are repairable and we stop generating…

February 1, 2024

by Beatriz Pozo Arcos - iFixit

Activism

Tell the FTC We Need Right to Repair Rules

If you’ve ever had a product break without good repair options, the FTC wants to hear from you! On November 14, 2023, iFixit and the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)…

January 3, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

Right to Repair Won Big in 2023

2023 was a huge year for protecting our Right to Repair everything we own! Look forward to user-replaceable batteries in all portable devices and light transportation vehicles in 2027, thanks…

December 1, 2023

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

European Parliament Just Approved Fair Parts Pricing and a Ban on Parts Pairing

Big news from the European Parliament! They’ve just made a groundbreaking vote, nearly unanimously approving the most ambitious Right to Repair proposal yet. The latest draft of the “Common rules…

November 21, 2023

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit