Apple Answers the Call for iPhone Repairability

October 24, 2024

Parts can be more easily replaced in the new iPhone 16 than in earlier models, thanks largely to right-to-repair advocates. Kyle Wiens, CEO of the repair guide website iFixit, explains.

There’s a movement to make it possible to repair our gadgets ourselves instead of having to send them back to the company that makes them or, you know, just get a new one.

The “right to repair” movement in consumer electronics has made real gains in recent years. Several states, like California, New York and Oregon, have passed legislation requiring it. And it looks like Apple’s newest iPhone — the 16 — has made strides in that department.

Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Kyle Wiens, CEO of the online repair guide iFixit, about the iPhone 16’s improved repairability.

Read or listen here: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/apple-answers-the-call-for-iphone-repairability/