Right to repair

These posts cover state right-to-repair laws for device owners and repair shops, including which states have passed a law and what changes for each side. For readers with a broken phone or laptop, posts draw on makers' support pages to explain what to check before arranging a repair. They also include prices published by shops to help readers decide what to do next. Each post ends with local shops readers can compare on the directory.

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Illustration of a smartwatch with lifted glass and a small battery with a pull tab on a blue repair mat.

Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4: iFixit's Teardown

Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 battery repairs still start with a glued screen, and the Ultra scored 4 of 10 in iFixit's teardown. The Series 12 adds a battery pull tab, but iFixit says Apple remains the only repair channel for the Watch.

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