Repair manuals for the Pixel 9 series are now available.
- Blake (he/him) ( @bl4kers@beehaw.org ) English12•20 days ago
JerryRigEverything said is his recent teardown review that Pixel repairability has gotten particularly worse on the 9. Sounded like the battery was very difficult to remove
- potentiallynotfelix ( @potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id ) English2•15 days ago
iFixit said the same, aswell as that removing the screen will break it, even with special care taken.
- liveinthisworld ( @liveinthisworld@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•20 days ago
Wait what?
They’re trying to be Fairphone-lite?
- NekuSoul ( @nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de ) English10•20 days ago
They’ve also had a partnership with iFixit for a while now, allowing them to sell genuine replacement parts.
The process still isn’t what I’d call repair-friendly, but I’ve been able to replace the screen of my Pixel 5 without much trouble. What bothers me most is the use of adhesive and too many parts being bundled together so they can only be replaced in bulk.
- DoucheBagMcSwag ( @DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•20 days ago
First time pixel owner. My 9 arrived today. Always have been as Samsung so this is exciting. Hopefully there won’t be any QA issues this time…