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iFixit confirms iPhone 13 disables Face ID after third-party screen repair

by Bob Raikes

What They Say iFixit reports that the iPhone13 ‘completely disables’ its flagship Face ID functionality when you replace its screen. The tests have been duplicated by other repairers. The blog said “The iPhone 13 …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Right to Repair| warranty

Best Buy stores will soon offer Samsung foldable repairs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Verge reports that Best Buy in the US is now offering repairs for Samsung’s foldable smartphones as well as the Galaxy S and Note ranges. Some stores have done this …

Right To Repair Rules Will Extend Lifespan Of Products, UK Government Says

by Bob Raikes

What They Say New ‘right to repair’ rules have been brought in in the UK that include the obligation to supply spare parts for TVs. The new rules apply to products bought from Thursday, …

Tags:Right to Repair| UK (United Kingdom)| warranty

Biden Sets Up Tech Showdown With ‘Right-to-Repair’ Rules for FTC

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that President Biden in the US is intending to tell the Federal Trade Commission to come up with new rules to ensure that consumers and independent shops can conduct …

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“Right to repair” Rules Introduced in the UK

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Despite Brexit, the UK is introducing regulations to match EU requirements that mandate that spare parts should be available to professional repairers for up to ten years. It currently applies to …

Tags:Right to Repair| UK (United Kingdom)| warranty

The Right to Repair Fight Comes to Congress

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A bill has been introduced in the US Congress as the Fair Repair Act. “For too long, large corporations have hindered the progress of small business owners and everyday Americans by …

Tags:Legislation| Right to Repair| USA| warranty

New York Senate Passes Electronics Right-to-Repair Legislation

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Although the legislation has still to be passed by the Assembly, the New York State Senate has overwhelmingly (51-21) voted to pass electronics right-to-repair legislation. It is reported to be the …

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HTC Publishes Repair Manuals on iFixit

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The WSJ reported that HTC Corp has started started publishing repair manuals for its consoles and selling some replacement parts through the community repair site iFixit. “If you can design to …

Tags:HTC| Notebooks| Right to Repair| Smartphones

Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg published an article on the topic of the right to repair. According to the site, quoting consumer groups watching the space, twenty-seven US states considered such bills in 2021. More …

iFixit is Sniffy about Samsung Upcycling

by Bob Raikes

What They Say iFixit published an article that was very sniffy (in my UK parlance) about Samsung’s ‘Upcycling’ programme that was announced in 2017, but doesn’t seem to have come to much. To quote …

Tags:Right to Repair| Samsung

Half of US States Now Considering Right of Repair Legislation

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vice.com forecast that the right-to-repair movement is ‘poised to explode‘ in 2021 in the US, with 25 states in the country considering legislation on the topic. What We Think Considering legislation …

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iFixit Looks at French Repairability

by Bob Raikes

What They Say iFixit has compared its ratings for repairability with those from the system being trialled in a voluntary scheme in France. The site rates the Apple iPhone Note 20 at 3/10 whereas …

Tags:France| Repair| Right to Repair