Product Design Here’s to Function Keys, the Dying Top Row of Your Keyboard Apple officially did away with function keys on the MacBook Pro for its mid-2019 refresh, going all-in on the Touch Bar instead. If this is indeed the end of function… July 29, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Wallpapers Huawei Mate 20 Pro & Mate 20 X 5G Teardown Wallpapers While the dispute between the US and Huawei carries on, the Chinese smartphone maker is going about business as usual, with two new handsets fresh for the summer: the Mate… July 26, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Right to Repair Automotive Patents Are Out of Control, and They’re Making Repairs More Expensive Collision repairs are getting more expensive, and that’s driving up insurance rates. It’s not going to get better. This week, the Federal Circuit court issued an opinion affirming the validity… July 25, 2019 by Whitson Gordon
Teardowns Huawei’s Mate 20 X 5G Is Big, 5G-Ready, and Has Fewer US Bits Now that Huawei has climbed out of the remarkably complicated hole the U.S. put them in, they’re back to what they do best: putting out phones with strange new things… July 25, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
How To How to Speed Up an Old or Cheap Android Phone Rescuing an old or cheap Android phone, keeping it out of the waste stream, avoiding the impulse to always buy new: it feels good. Actually using that phone with an… July 25, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
How Tech Works How the Plumbing in Your House Works The water flowing out of your faucets comes from somewhere, and the water going down the drain must have some destination. The journey that water takes through your house is… July 24, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Repair Stories The 10 Things Likely to Go Wrong When Fixing a Phone or Laptop Taking apart a device for the first time is frightening. Even with one of our handy repair guides available, you might feel like you’re going to break something, it will… July 23, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
iFixit What’s Covered Under iFixit’s Lifetime Warranty Here at iFixit, we pride ourselves on making tools that are durable and long-lasting, as well as offering high-quality replacement parts that will truly last. We’re so confident in our… July 22, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Wallpapers Pixel XL Teardown Wallpapers The Pixel 4 is nearing launch, but if you’re still rocking the first of Google’s homemade Pixel phones, you can now download our Pixel XL teardown wallpapers to grace your… July 19, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Scandal How to Fix Your Nintendo Switch’s Drifting Joy-Con Joystick This post was originally published July 2019; it was updated in May 2024. The Nintendo Switch has seen massive success since its launch in 2017, but that doesn’t mean the console… July 17, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
