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Brain Candy
If you’re tired of eating your internet vegetables, we’re here to give you something fun to read. Just don’t blame us if you accidentally learn something anyway.
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We’re inspired by people who put things back together. Meet the crafty folks pushing the boundaries of repair.
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Events
If you build it, we will come. When we gather with other fixers around the world, we document it here.
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Repair Stories
People and teams defying the status quo of tech longevity.
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Tools
If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Here’s everything you need to know about the history and usability of our favorite tools, so you can pick the right one for the job.
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How To
How-to guides, either detailing step-by-step instructions for a project or rounding up existing iFixit guides into a “X things you can do with your Y” type post.
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Hacks
Check out these fun DIY/repair projects that use a product in a way it wasn’t necessarily intended—whether that’s using a tool in a clever way, or something more involved like turning an old MacBook into a tablet.
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How Tech Works
Explainers on how certain gadgets, features, or scientific concepts work in the context of everyday tech.
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Repair Guides
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it—but if it is broken, use one of our trusty guides to get it up and running again.
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Skills
Just because you don’t know doesn’t mean you can’t learn. Here’s everything you need to know about using your hands and tools to make stuff work.
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iFixit
Read what happens behind the scenes at iFixit—and in front of them.
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Contests
Occasionally, we run contests, giveaways, and promotions for the awesome fixers in our community. Get involved here!
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Deals
Everybody loves a good discount. If we drop prices or run a sale on any of our tools or other gear, you’ll find out about it here.
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Site News
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Right to Repair
It is (our) right to repair! We're on the forefront of fighting for consumer- and eco-friendly electronics that are designed to be repairable, and come with accessible repair information and spare parts. Read more about the global fight for this Right to Repair here.
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Activism
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.
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Consumer Rights
Even though some manufacturers try to undermine them at every turn, you have certain freedoms, and we’re here to fight for them. Let’s break some warranties.
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E-Waste
Have you ever thought about what happens to the tech you throw away? E-waste is a special kind of environmental challenge, and you can learn all about it here.
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Legislation
Laws that secure your rights to tinker and fix your stuff are important, and worth fighting for. Here's what's happening in the halls of power.
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Recycling
Recycling should come after we've got every bit of use out of a product. Read up on how to properly recycle your gadgets, and who's already doing it right.
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Teardowns
If you can't open it, you don't own it. Gadgets are just as cool inside as they are on the outside—so let’s crack them open. We’re on a mission to show the world how stuff works.
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Gadgets
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Wallpapers
If you haven’t yet worked up the courage to crack open your own device and peek inside, no worries! That’s what our wallpapers are for. Show off the guts of your smartphone or tablet in style with our teardown wallpapers.
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Tech News
News reporting, opinion pieces, and anything else related to recent events in the tech space go here.
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Exclusive
If we’re breaking a story that isn’t out in the wild yet, it should go here.
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Opinion
Something that goes beyond reporting news or detailing step-by-step instructions. If it’s an opinion held by an individual or group of individuals rather than the entirety of iFixit, it should probably be included in this category.
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Product Design
Anything involving how a product was built to serve a certain need. This could include ways manufacturers make their products more feature-rich, more/less repairable, or how they make stupid decisions that cause the product to break more often.
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Scandal
When a company does something noteworthy and stupid, we write about it here. This could be bad product design that goes viral on the web (or that we’re hoping will go viral), or PR disasters that relate to a specific device.
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