iFixit News

The Community Repair Hub Is Live: Find a Repair Event Near You!

Kris Rodriguez — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:40:05 +0000

For years, Repair Cafés and Fixit Clinics have quietly helped people fix what they already own. Volunteers gather in libraries, community centers, and maker spaces. Someone walks in with a broken lamp or a dead laptop and walks out with it working again. These events happen around the world, gems of local connection and physical restoration. And if we’re honest, they’re a bit hard to find.

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Tips on Writing a Good Manual (And How Not to Do It)

Charlie Sorrel — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:14:26 +0000

Thanks to the EU, tech companies must now provide repair manuals for their products. But there’s a huge gap between creating a manual, and creating a good manual. Some companies (we’re looking at you, Mackie) elevate the manual to a joyful art form that’s as entertaining as it is useful. Others excrete the minimal possible documentation with such resentment that it feels like they hate the user.

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Teardown Confirms the Trump Phone Is a Gold-Painted HTC U24 Pro

Shahram Mokhtari — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:51:10 +0000

In case you missed it, there is now a Trump phone. Yes, really. And this week, we got to take it apart. A couple of weeks ago I got my first look at the Trump Mobile T1 courtesy of NBC News over a brief Zoom call. My first impression: the Trump Mobile T1 looked exactly like 2024’s HTC U24 Pro. But without access to the hardware, it was impossible to tell whether the T1 was a 1:1 copy of…

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When Your Little Helper Needs Help

Sandra Hiller — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:35:50 +0000

Robot vacuums are convenient until they aren’t. One moment, your robot is dutifully making its way across the living room. The next, it’s stuck under the sofa, failing to find its charging dock, leaking water, or confidently driving into the same wall over and over again. At first glance, many of these problems look like serious defects. But often, the first step is not replacing the robot or…

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Buyers’ Guide: What Soldering Setup Do You Actually Need?

Charlie Sorrel — Mon, 25 May 2026 12:49:00 +0000

In life, it’s almost always possible to get by with bad tools, or even the wrong tools. But at some point, using a flathead screwdriver as a chisel gets old. And trying to desolder a joint by heating it and swiping at the melting solder with a bit of torn cardboard gets old fast. For specialty tasks like soldering, having the right kit not only helps get the best results, it might also mean the…

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The Trump Phone Looks Suspiciously Like a HTC U24 Pro

Shahram Mokhtari — Fri, 22 May 2026 01:03:03 +0000

In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a Trump phone now. Last June, an announcement from Trump Tower promised a new wireless service with its very own phone, “Made in America.” We were skeptical, knowing how little of the smartphone manufacturing pipeline exists in America. When we saw the first renders, we were even more skeptical: it looked suspiciously like a S24/25 Ultra. But that was before…

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How to Find a Good Local Repair Shop

Elizabeth Chamberlain — Thu, 21 May 2026 00:52:40 +0000

Need help fixing something, but not sure who to trust? Finding a good repair shop can save you time, stress, and money, especially when the repair is complicated or the device really matters. But before you look for a local shop, it’s worth checking whether you need one at all. At iFixit, we’re built around a simple idea: helping you fix your own stuff. We publish free repair guides…

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Why Do We Keep Letting Amazon Kill Kindles?

Charlie Sorrel — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:41:55 +0000

On May 20, 2026, Amazon is slapping long-time Kindle users in the face. In mere days, devices older than 2012 will be barred from the Kindle store. That means no new books, and if you happen to log out of it, that device loses access to your library, too. This isn’t just sunsetting security updates. It’s literal forced obsolescence. We’re joining our allies at the consumer advocate…

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How to Keep Your Robot Vacuum Running for Years (Not Months)

Charlie Sorrel — Fri, 08 May 2026 12:06:00 +0000

A robot vacuum cleaner is a lot more complex than a regular vac, but with the right care it can last you for years. The truth is that you can’t just set one of these things up in the corner of a little-used room, empty it once in a while and leave it at that. You’re going to have to do regular maintenance checks on the bot, change out pads and filters, and also prep the rooms so that the…

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E-Bike Maintenance 101: What Every Rider Should Know

Charlie Sorrel — Thu, 07 May 2026 23:56:25 +0000

E-bikes might take less effort to ride than their human-powered cousins, but they can make up for it in extra maintenance. You have to take care of the motor, the battery, and the electronics of course, but brakes and tires will also wear faster, thanks to the higher weight and speed of an electric bike. The good news is, most of this isn’t any harder than keeping a pedal-powered bike ticking…

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