The United States’ first right-to-repair law for electronics passes in New York

03 June 2022
Although the law passed in New York, the new legislation could benefit consumers all over the US.

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  • vincent
  • 1mi
  • 09 Jun 2022

Fix your own microchip... good luck with that!

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    • cyber
    • S2D
    • 05 Jun 2022

    the apple fair price for the rear glass of iphone 12 pro max in my country-600 euro,i guess it will be 600 usd in the states and apple will rise it to make it fair to their european cousins,this changes nothing if apple still sells their parts with such a prices

      Welcome to an era of Mobile phones the size of a housebrick.

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        • NBL
        • at9
        • 05 Jun 2022

        Anonymous, 04 Jun 2022They should pass law to make it mandatory to put headphone ... moretrue that

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          • Anonymous
          • sUS
          • 05 Jun 2022

          Anonymous, 04 Jun 2022Incredible. I never tested it myself but I heard a lot of r... moreIt's all over youtube if you want to check it out. Apple lawyers also intervened in cases involving John Deere tractors/farm equipment.

          They will never ever be totally pro repair ever. Just big enough talk to pretend as pro-repair so others won't notice their other actions.

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            • Anonymous
            • 8bm
            • 04 Jun 2022

            Anonymous, 04 Jun 2022Incomplete steps. You forgot the heat gun/hotplate, solvent... moreAlso, goodbye water resistance!

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              • Anonymous
              • pjh
              • 04 Jun 2022

              hmm, 04 Jun 2022With iphones you cant even change screen on your own. Take ... moreIncredible. I never tested it myself but I heard a lot of rumors about this. I wouldn't be surprised if this is true.

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                • hmm
                • TX{
                • 04 Jun 2022

                Anonymous, 04 Jun 2022iPhones are not so difficult to get out but Samsung seems t... moreWith iphones you cant even change screen on your own. Take 2 iphones out of the box new and then take screen off from both of them and just change them. There will be all types of problems like camera dont work and face id dont work and so on even tough it's same screen from same model of new phone. They probably have some software built in for battery too so you cant change it on your own

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                  • Anonymous
                  • pLY
                  • 04 Jun 2022

                  They should pass law to make it mandatory to put headphone jack. Even if one country did it, these greedy OEMs would have no choice.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 4NG
                    • 04 Jun 2022

                    Rly, 04 Jun 2022Would love to have removable batttery back yes but, it has ... moreYea same, that's why I'm going to buy the Samsung X phone when it comes out soon. I'm glad Samsung is still supporting removable batteries and able to provide IP68 cert on the phone.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Lpg
                      • 04 Jun 2022

                      AnonD-731363, 04 Jun 2022Words are said and bread is eaten anyway. Still once you d... moreThey do for accidents, not when submerged by fun.
                      Since xiaomi has no IP, devices should be at least $140 less than previous generation.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • sUS
                        • 04 Jun 2022

                        Anonymous, 04 Jun 2022It is removable. You just need to remove the back panel an... moreIncomplete steps. You forgot the heat gun/hotplate, solvent to remove the glue and careful maneuvers so as not to break the motherboard or screen when removing the back panel and/or battery.

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                          • Rly
                          • nQ1
                          • 04 Jun 2022

                          Anonymous, 04 Jun 2022The first and most important consumer right-to-repair is ... moreWould love to have removable batttery back yes but, it has nothing to do with repair.
                          If you want to repair the battery, it can still be done, just not that easy as the removable one.

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                            • AnonD-731363
                            • SH3
                            • 04 Jun 2022

                            Words are said and bread is eaten anyway.
                            Still once you drown your phone you have to pay full repair cost equal to brand new device.
                            Because no company gives water damage warranty.
                            Especiaaly at Slovakia

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                              • Anonymous
                              • U@x
                              • 04 Jun 2022

                              What took them do long?


                              Does this bill exclude AppleMl?

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                                • ASL
                                • Fvd
                                • 04 Jun 2022

                                Expect 300$ for each iphone you buy. just for this "option" as everything in iphones is optional extra or paid one :)

                                  Anonymous, 04 Jun 2022It is removable. You just need to remove the back panel an... moreBut that process is cumbersome for some people.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • m4N
                                    • 04 Jun 2022

                                    Bebochekov, 04 Jun 2022Batteries are glued in now, they can be hard to get out. iPhones are not so difficult to get out but Samsung seems to hold active contempt for the very idea of replacing the battery.

                                      Good news for them, but it is a little oh so late to make that decision lol.

                                        Now this is some actual good news. I hope Canada will also copy its neighboring country and adopt such a law too.