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Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by omnifischer »

FYI: Motorola is also friendly towards ROM development. You can easily unlock bootloader and slap lineageOS/AOSP. Of course, for people from US - it may not work if you have a carrier branded phone.

https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bo...

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by mrguyorama »

omnifischer wrote: post #11

FYI: Motorola is also friendly towards ROM development. You can easily unlock bootloader and slap lineageOS/AOSP. Of course, for people from US - it may not work if you have a carrier branded phone. https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bo...

Verizon completely locks down nearly every motorola phone they sell. It's horrible

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by qPkk4Bi »

I've been out of the phone market for a while, but have we reached a point were we're celebrating that we can pay $40 to buy a kit to change the battery of a phone?

When and why did this become a thing? I remember screens being a pain to replace, but the batteries just plopped right out.

Edit: Sorry, that came out more cynical than I intended. I'm just curious why we did away with batteries that fall out.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by ceejayoz »

organsnyder wrote: post #5

Looks like my next phone will be a Motorola! I'm tired of "upgrading" phones every couple of years because the battery wears out.

You can replace the battery in virtually any phone, Apple included. Apple'll do it for you for a pretty nominal charge - $30-70 in most cases, and that includes the battery and labor. https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-power

They're not made to be just popped in/out, sure, but it's entirely possible to get more years out of a phone this way. I'd be more concerned with software updates than battery.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by ingenieroariel »

I recently got a Moto S2 Play and went the LineageOS route with no Google Apps. With no IM apps installed I made it my house's router (small house) and 5-7 devices can happily connect to it. I really recommend it.

Lately I have been finally understanding how Open Source and right to repair go hand in hand.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by icebraining »

qPkk4Bi wrote: post #14

I've been out of the phone market for a while, but have we reached a point were we're celebrating that we can pay $40 to buy a kit to change the battery of a phone? When and why did this become a thing? I remember screens being a pain to replace, but the batteries just plopped right out. Edit: Sorry, that came out more cynical than I intended. I'm just curious why we did away with batteries that fall out.

I own a Moto G, and you don't need any special tools to replace the battery. They just make it easier.

Also, the kit includes a new battery! It's not $40 just for some tools.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by ingenieroariel »

omnifischer wrote: post #11

FYI: Motorola is also friendly towards ROM development. You can easily unlock bootloader and slap lineageOS/AOSP. Of course, for people from US - it may not work if you have a carrier branded phone. https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bo...

I bought it in Colombia and got the code from Motorola to unlock it, nothing seemed US or carrier specific as the initial code was obtained via adb.
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