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Apple to Allow for Self Repair
It’s the holiday season, a lot of people will be getting new iPhones, iPads, or Apple watches, this year. But possibly the best Christmas present A...
iOS 15 and Your Privacy
When you think of currency you think of normal things like: the US Dollar, the Euro, and even Bitcoin. You would never think of your personal data ...
Your Phone Knows What You Did Last Summer: A look into Device Fingerprinting.
Your
Phone Knows What You Did Last Summer.A look into Device Fingerprinting You left your house at 8:30, went downtown, and stayed
in a building ...
Repair Report: Apple iPad 7 Screen Replacements and Other Repairs Look Very Familiar
Arriving later in the year than normal, the Apple iPad 7 debuted alongside Apple’s iPhone 11 line, acting as a counterweight to yet another crop of...
Now Apple Has an “Important Display Message” for Replacement iPhone 11 Screens
A new support page from Apple and repair accounts online show that the new iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max will trigger an on-display warning fol...
The First Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Teardown Arrives
Last week we speculated about what repairs will be like on Apple’s latest iPhones. It’s less than a week later, and we get our first good look insi...
The Apple iPhone 11: Brief and Early Thoughts on Repair [UPDATED]
A new Apple keynote brings with it three new iPhones, and with them comes a set of modest upgrades. Following months of rumors and leaks, the Apple...
“Damaged, Poor Quality, or Used”: A Word on Apple’s Important Battery Message
It’s no surprise to repair techs that when Apple finds the opportunity to sow distrust in third-party repair, it’ll do it. The only real surprise i...
Allstate’s Stake in Right-to-Repair and Design Choices vs. Repairability
Back in February insurance giant Allstate bought on-demand repair company iCracked through its subsidiary SquareTrade, which specializes in third-p...
Repair Report: Apple iPad Mini 5 and iPad Air 3
One year ago Apple gave us the 6th-generation iPad. In the Fall, it treated us to two new iPad Pros with larger screens and no home buttons. Now Ap...
Soft OLED vs. Hard OLED: Comparing Aftermarket iPhone X OLED Screens
When Apple changed to an OLED screen for the iPhone X in 2017, it threw a wrench in the production of aftermarket replacement screens. High quality...
Apple stops turning away repairs to iPhones with third-party batteries
Take it as proof that phone users want to keep their phones longer than manufacturers would like, because Apple took another step toward forgiving ...