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drc3p0.bsky.social
For Bay Area Maker Faire this year, I made keychain PCBs for folks to solder using iFixit's Power Series portable soldering stations. Thanks to @OshPark for the purple PCBs, and @iFixit for the soldering irons. I have a few kits left to share. Catch me at the next event. #ifixit #oshpark #makerfaire
December 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
ketanjoshi.co
Every single chatbot implementation where the users are actually discerning starts out with full sycophant-bot and then just crawls backwards towards being a search window again

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Activating FixBot’s voice mode, I found it kind of nice to just talk to my phone, getting reassuring voice prompts like, “You’re halfway there—you’ve got three more screws to remove from the bottom before the top cover can come off. Keep it up!” No, it was not the small plastic pieces that fell. No, it was not the small plastic pieces that fell. Image: iFixit What wasn’t so reassuring: the sudden clatter when the N64’s two front feet popped out and hit the ground. Even though iFixit’s written guide says to remove them before flipping the console and removing the top lid, FixBot didn’t offer the same warning. iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens tells me it won’t always be that way: In a few months, he says, the FixBot voice mode will display iFixit’s full guides and let you page through them by voice, instead of emphasizing spoken direction. How much should I tighten the screws when reassembling? “There’s no specific torque value; just tighten the screws until they’re snug, and you feel resistance. Don’t overtighten to avoid stripping the plastic threads,” FixBot told me when I asked, and that sounds like good advice.
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
theverge.com
I couldn’t fix it with iFixit’s AI FixBot
I couldn’t fix it with iFixit’s AI FixBot
FixBot, fix thyself.
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
theverge.com
iFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’
iFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’
Trained on iFixit’s own repair guides.
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
technology-news.bsky.social
Trained on iFixit’s own repair guides.
iFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’
www.theverge.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
cnet.com
iFixit's new app comes with all the information you need to prolong the lifespan of your phone -- including an AI chatbot for specific guidance and a battery death predictor.
My Phone's Battery Has Just Over a Year Left in It. Here's How I Found Out
iFixit's new app comes with all the information you need to prolong the lifespan of your phone -- including an AI chatbot for specific guidance and a battery death predictor.
cnet.co
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
ketanjoshi.co
He has a story about how it only took him 1 hour to fix a trailer w/ the app rather than the six using Youtube vids: which means he didn't follow the apps advice to check every single answer with a "reliable source"
e iPhone 15 X Fixbot can make mistakes. Verify critical details from reliable sources. 只 The iFixit app. After a decade of being banned from the App Store (long story), we're back with something radical: An AI repair helper that actually knows what it's talking about. FixBot is trained on 20 years of iFixit repairs. Millions of successful fixes. Real solutions that real people have verified actually work. https://dub.sh/EtCVeDl Show it a photo of your problem. Tell it what's wrong. It diagnoses like a master technician, then walks you through the fix step-by-step. Voice-guided, so your hands stay on the repair, not your screen. FixBot adapts to your skill level. Never held a screwdriver? FixBot has all the time in the world. Fix phones for a living? It'll skip the basics. It speaks your language. Actually, it speaks any language. It’s fluent in both spoken and written language. iFixit’s mission is to teach everyone to fix every thing, and today we're taking a major leap forward in making that possible. Oh, and that trailer bearing? Took me 6 hours and three YouTube videos of questionable accuracy to figure out. With FixBot, it would've taken an hour. I tested it. https://dub.sh/ONkqQuC
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
kiyoshileo.bsky.social
比較的お行儀の良いイメージで、かつウェブブラウジング機能もないAnthropicもこんなことしてるんだ
→Anthropic AI Scraper Hits iFixit’s Website a Million Times in a Day
www.404media.co/anthropic-ai...
Anthropic AI Scraper Hits iFixit’s Website a Million Times in a Day
“We're just the largest database of repair information in the world, no big deal if they take it all without asking and swamp our servers in the process.”
www.404media.co
July 25, 2024 at 12:53 AM
onenonce.bsky.social
2/3 next is this tiny piece of aluminium foil covering a screw that holds some metal shielding in place, circled in red???

here's ifixit's explanation of that part
www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+...
a tiny piece of aluminium foil covering a screw that holds some metal shielding in place, circled in red
December 10, 2024 at 11:48 PM
newsnetworks.bsky.social
iFixit's teardown of the new M4 iPad Pro reveals an easier-to-replace battery - Engadget http://dlvr.it/T76mzX
May 20, 2024 at 3:03 AM
peteskerritt.com
I'm all for criticism if it's fair, but this isn't. This is iFixit grumbling because the company doesn't like the controller because it's difficult to repair. That's iFixit's problem, and doesn't at all make the controller "piss poor".

Shitty D-pads make controllers piss poor. Or quick breakage.
July 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
technology-news.bsky.social
AirPods Pro 3 deliver new features, but iFixit’s teardown exposes glued-in batteries, impossible repairs, and a 0 out of 10 repairability score.
AirPods Pro 3 Remain Disposable As Teardown Reveals Glued Batteries, With iFixit Giving Them A Zero Repairability Score
wccftech.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
thever.ge
I couldn’t fix it with iFixit’s AI FixBot https://thever.ge/aCDX #Gadgets #Tech #AI
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
quicktech.bsky.social
To no one’s surprise, iFixit’s tear down of the M4 MacBook Pro 4 reveals that not much has changed.

Source: www.theverge.com/2024/11/23/2...
iFixit’s M4 MacBook Pro teardown shows not much has changed.
Apart from “subtle differences” like a slightly bigger heatsink and rearranged components, the newest MacBook’s internal layout is about the same as the M3 model’s. iFixit summarizes in a blog post su...
www.theverge.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:05 PM
rebecca.ruins.party
the thing about companies is that if you force them to do things they don't want to do they'll comply in only the most malicious of ways lol

that's capitalism baybeeeee
With prices starting at $1,799, the Pixel Pro 9 Fold is one of the most expensive smartphones on the market. iFixit’s inner screen replacement for last year’s Pixel Fold was also costly at $899, but this is still an alarming jump for the latest model. For context, $1,199 is the same price as an iPhone 16 Pro Max, and more expensive than a 13-inch M3 MacBook Air ($1,099). That’s a daunting amount of money to spend on a DIY repair, but iFixit provides a detailed how-to guide if that doesn’t phase you.
November 12, 2024 at 1:07 PM
wolfgaanger.bsky.social
Yes! One of my sticks started going insane a few months back. Replacing it was incredibly easy using ifixit's guide and tools. I think it was something like $30 and it only took me maybe 20 minutes going slowly.
I had never done anything similar before that, either.
March 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
howtogeek.bsky.social
iFixit's Compatibility Checker Makes Device Repair Even Easier
iFixit's Compatibility Checker Makes Device Repair Even Easier
Struggling to find the right battery for your laptop? The iFixit website's new Compatibility Checker make things easy.
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
thecleric.bsky.social
I'm in the market for a portable soldering iron and most of iFixit's tools are very good quality so I looked at theirs. And this is the biggest dealbreaker I've ever seen. I'm not going to download your app just to change the iron's temperature. Are you kidding me?
September 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
designtaxi.com
Battery warnings, torn screens, broken gadgets—iFixit’s mobile AI has you covered. #iFixit #FixBot #DIYRepair #TechNews #RightToRepair #iOS #Android #BatteryHealth community.designtaxi.com/topic/20814-...
iFixit launches 'FixBot' app for iOS & Android that serves as AI helper for broken gadgets
iFixit is tightening a few loose screws and reopening its toolbox to smartphones. The repair advocacy group has relaunched its mobile app for iOS and Android with a new feature called FixBot, an AI-po...
community.designtaxi.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
ninpatentswatch.bsky.social
The Japanese and Chinese teardowns of Pro Controller 2 that I saw didn’t deem it hard to repair. Was iFixit’s exceedingly negative review due to skill issue, or deliberate rage-baiting? Let’s check the receipts: 1/
July 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
madshrimps.be
Nothing Phone 3 Flunks iFixit’s Repairability Test
https://www.madshrimps.be/news/nothing-phone-3-flunks-ifixits-repairability-test/
August 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
ifixit.com
A toolkit, a new battery, a part they desperately need, or fixing up something they love is more thoughtful than anything destined for the clutter drawer. Repair is sustainable, personal, and way more fun than a last-minute impulse buy. Check out our holiday sale now!
www.ifixit.com/Shop/Sale
Wide display of iFixit toolkits and soldering gear arranged with silver-and-blue gift boxes. Multiple toolkits, drivers, pliers, mats, and organizers are laid out against a dark backdrop for a holiday gifting scene. iFixit’s Essential Electronics Toolkit displayed upright beside silver gift boxes wrapped with blue and black ribbons. The kit’s drivers, picks, and opening tools sit neatly in a foam tray on a blue background. Assorted iFixit soldering tools—including an iron, power station, wire strippers, cleaning brass, and accessories—arranged with silver gift boxes on a blue backdrop for a holiday-themed product display.
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
newschannel.bsky.social
I couldn’t fix it with iFixit’s AI FixBot
Interesting take on this!
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I couldn’t fix it with iFixit’s AI FixBot
December 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
hackaday-feed.bsky.social
Review: iFixit’s FixHub May Be The Last Soldering Iron You Ever Buy
Review: iFixit’s FixHub May Be The Last Soldering Iron You Ever Buy
Like many people who solder regularly, I decided years ago to upgrade from a basic iron and invest in a soldering station. My RadioShack digital station has served me well …read more
hackaday.com
September 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM
cdncurmudgeon.bsky.social
www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/...
Logitech announced it would officially partner with iFixit to provide OEM replacement parts for more than 20 Logitech devices on iFixit's Logitech Repair Hub. The hub, available in 62 countries, covers several mice, keyboards, and headsets.
Logitech repair program offers OEM replacement parts for 20+ devices — available in 62 countries
"A range of Logitech and Logitech G mice, keyboards, and headsets are now supported by iFixit across 62 countries"
www.tomshardware.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM