Happy National Telephone Day!
Instead of continually chasing upgrades, what if we kept our smartphones for 5 years? How about 10?
That’s the mission we’re on with Back Market:
🛠️ Fix it.
♻️ Pass it on.
📵 Say no to planned obsolescence.
Because the most sustainable phone is the one you already own. Read more about our 10-year phone mission here:
A cracked phone screen doesn't mean you need a new phone! Instead, choose #repair or refurbishment—it's better for your wallet, and the planet.
Repairing will refresh your device, but when you do replace it, remember to trade it in to somewhere like Back Market. Instead of ending up in a landfill, it'll find a new home in someone else's pocket (and put some money in yours!). This enables phones to stay in use for 10 years, saving cost and energy.
Learn more on our blog:
#Tariffs will make almost every new piece of technology more expensive. That means repairing the devices you own will make even more sense than buying new.
However, replacement parts will also become more expensive. 🧵
#iFixit #repair
This #WITDay, we're celebrating Martine Postma. She's the activist and former journalist who started the Repair Café movement.
“I wanted to do more than just write about it,” Postma says. “More and more people don’t feel good about our throw-away society and are ready for change. [They] don’t throw away because they want to, but because they don’t know what else to do.”
Read more:
The Nintendo Direct today gave us much more information about the upcoming Switch 2. Apart from the tech specs, we got a peek at the "directly attached" (glued?) HD rumble pack inside the new Joy-Con 2. They also increased the size of the joysticks, but didn't mention switching to drift-proof Hall effect sensors.
For 50% more money than the Switch 1, we hope it's at least 50% easier to repair! We look forward to testing this when the Switch 2 launches in June.
#Nintendo #NintendoSwitch
New tool! Meet the iFixit ESD-Safe Hammer.
We hear you: sometimes you need a little more oomph to finish your fix. So, we engineered the world’s first hammer designed for electronics repair. It's built with a non-conductive handle, ESD-safe head, and just enough heft to "persuade" stubborn components.
Perfect for:
🔋 Glued-in batteries
🪛 Stripped screws
🔌Soldered memory
💥 Stress relief
Now unavailable at iFixit.com.
#iFixit #FixWithForce #AprilFools
Ever ordered a replacement part online, only to find it doesn’t fit your device?
We’re excited to introduce the Device Compatibility Checker, taking the guesswork out of finding the right part!
It's live on our store pages, and you can read more about it here:
