Google, iFixit Partnering to Sell ‘Genuine’ Pixel Repair Parts

Google will make “genuine” Pixel parts available for purchase later this year at iFixit.com for Pixel 2 through Pixel 6 Pro phones, plus future Pixel models, in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and EU countries where Pixel is available, blogged Ana Corrales, Google chief operating officer-consumer hardware. The “full range” of parts for “common Pixel phone repairs,” including batteries, replacement displays and cameras, will be sold individually or in iFixit Fix Kits, which include tools like screwdriver bits and spudgers, Corrales said Friday. “Improving repairability is an important way to help extend the life and usefulness of your phone,” she said. IFixit CEO Kyle Wiens hailed the development, blogging Friday that "if we’re going to build a sustainable electronics industry, consumers must have options to repair products themselves." Google is making repair "more affordable and accessible, even in places without repair shops,” he said.