News & Reviews: right to repair
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Apr 09, 2022
The right-to-repair movement achieved yet another victory yesterday after another major tech company has agreed to let users legally self-repair their devices. Announced in its official blog, Google said that the option to self-repair is ‘coming soon’ for Google Pixel devices.
Ana Corrales, Google Consumer Hardware chief operating officer confirmed that the company will be working with iFixit to make it easier for independent repair professionals and skilled consumers to access genuine parts from Google. She further elaborated genuine Pixel spare parts will be available for purchase from iFixit later this year.
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Apr 01, 2022
South Korean tech giants Samsung has joined the right-to-repair movement and will allow customers to repair their own mobile devices soon. Announced in a statement yesterday, Samsung is set to launch a new programme that will permit flagship Galaxy devices to be repaired by third-parties rather than just through the company’s in-house repair services.
With the programme, Samsung gives third-party repair companies access to genuine parts, repair tools and visual step-by-step guides for self-repair. In fact, the tech giant is also collaborating with iFixit - one of the world’s leading online repair community - on the programme.
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