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Kyle Wiens
@kwiens
Fixer. Right to repair advocate. iFixit CEO. @kwiens@mastodon.world
Nov 20 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
In 2016, Apple deleted the headphone jack.

It instantly set off a wave of obsolescence. People spent billions buying new headphones.

But the price of new headphones wasn’t the only cost. 🧵
#buynow Image Of course, all our gadgets these days have batteries. They wear out after a couple years, and you replace them.

But AirPods–and other wireless earbuds–are different. They have THREE batteries, one in each bud and one in the base. And none of them are replaceable. Image
Feb 4 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
We took apart the Vision Pro, and it is a phenomenal feat of engineering! There is just so much packed in this headset. Some highlights: Image The curved bubble shell is a real bear to get open. We're pretty good at this kind of thing, and still managed to (slightly) break the glass. I would love to see the manufacturing process for this complex shape! Image
Sep 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
We've just posted our look inside the iPhone 14, and it turns out that Apple has totally redesigned it to make it more repairable. ifixit.com/News/64865/iph… This might just look like iFixit opening yet another phone, but iPhones don't open that way! They open from the front!
Aug 14, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Sick Codes has jailbroken a John Deere, and this is just the beginning. Turns out our entire food system is built on outdated, unpatched Linux and Windows CE hardware with LTE modems. Image
Image John Deere has repeatedly told regulators that farmers can't be trusted to repair their own equipment. This foundational work will pave the path for farmers to retake control of the equipment that they own. #RightToRepair
Nov 17, 2021 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Let me share my life’s story and why Apple's repair announcement is a big deal to me. Way back in 2003, I was trying to fix my clamshell iBook and googled for the service manual. All I found was sites that had been removed because of a DMCA takedown. /thread I muddled my way through and fixed the computer, but it was harder than it should have been. I broke tabs and latches. And out of that frustration, I started iFixit to make sure no one had to suffer like I had.
May 19, 2020 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
I have spent the last two months heads down working on a huge project with the assistance of 200 volunteer librarians. It has daunted, exhausted, intimidated, and inspired us.

I’m proud to launch iFixit’s Medical Device manual database:
ifixit.com/Device/Medical… /1 I believe this is now the most comprehensive online resource for medical repair professionals. We’ve posted over 13,000 user and service manuals for thousands of medical devices, from ventilators to microscopes. /2
May 24, 2019 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
I spent the last few days getting to know the materials Apple used in their MacBook keyboard. Because Apple doesn’t design these keyboards to be repaired, our analysis was destructive. A 2019 MacBook Pro died to bring you this information. /thread The butterfly mechanism is powered by a stainless steel spring. That spring is covered by a plastic membrane. This membrane is below the butterfly, and separate from the ingress-protection that they added in the last generation.