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![A stack of Activation Locked MacBooks destined for the shredder in refurbisher [John Bumstead]’s workshop.](https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/locked_macbooks_3x2_john_bumstead.jpg?w=800)
Over the years, Apple has gone all-in on parts pairing. Virtually every component in an iPhone and iPad has a unique ID that’s kept in a big database over at …read more Continue reading Apple iOS 18’s New Repair Assistant: Easier Parts Pairing Yet With Many Limitations
An unlikely theatre for an act in the right-to-repair saga came last year in the form of McDonalds restaurants, whose McFlurry ice cream machines are prone to breakdown. The manufacturer …read more Continue reading McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Gain A DMCA Exemption
Apple’s Self Repair Diagnostics Tool is coming to 32 European countries, and the company will also soon offer better support for third-party displays and batteries used for repair.
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This time of year always brings a few gems from outside Hackaday’s usual circle, as students attending industrial design colleges release their final year projects, The worlds of art and …read more Continue reading An Umbrella Can Teach a Thing or Two About Product Longevity
Mobile devices have become notorious for their unrepairability, with glued-together parts and impossible-to-reach connectors. So it’s refreshing to see something new in that field from the e-book reader brand Kobo …read more Continue reading How Do You Make A Repairable E-Reader
After pressure from state lawmakers, Apple is making concessions on “parts pairing.” Right-to-repair advocates say it’s the bare minimum. Continue reading Apple Is Making It Slightly Easier to Repair Your iPhone
After previously supporting one in California, Apple has made an about-face and is now pushing back against a “Right to Repair” bill (Senate Bill 1596) currently under consideration in Oregon. …read more Continue reading Apple Pushes Back on Right To Repair Bill Due to Parts Pairing
Google today reaffirmed its support for the right to repair movement, but it also added a bit of nuance aimed directly at Apple.
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A week ago we covered the story of a Polish train manufacturer who was caught using software to brick their products after they had been repaired by in independent railway …read more Continue reading Polish Train Manufacturer Threatens Hackers Who Unbricked Their Trains
Long time readers will have followed the twists and turns of the John Deere repair saga, in which the agricultural machinery manufacturer has used DRM to restrict the repair of …read more Continue reading The Latest John Deere Repair Lawsuit Now Has The Go-Ahead