Google partners with iFixit to sell spare parts for devices going back to 2017's Pixel 2, in Australia, Canada, the US, and European countries “later this year”
we've been consulting with them on ways to improve Pixel repairability for years. https://twitter.com/... @madebygoogle : Damaged Pixel? Here are new ways to help extend the life and usefulness of your phone. 📱 High-quality and safe repair 🛠️ Access to genuine Pixel spare parts for purchase in 🇺🇸, 🇬🇧, 🇨🇦, 🇦🇺 & 🇪🇺 countries where Pixel is available Read more on our blog: https://www.blog.google/... Damon Beres / @dlberes : It really is amazing how much progress the repair movement has made https://www.theverge.com/... Ernie Smith / @shortformernie : iFixit scoring deals with Samsung and now Google to supply repair parts for phones? That's how the system should work. https://www.ifixit.com/... @ifixit : Did you hear? We're launching a genuine Pixel parts program with @madebygoogle! https://www.ifixit.com/... https://twitter.com/... Kyle Wiens / @kwiens : iFixit is collaborating with Google, and we're going to start selling genuine Pixel parts in our repair kits! https://www.ifixit.com/... Nathan Proctor / @nproctor : This is another positive step, and another place where shareholder activism helped push progress over the finish line. More on the shareholder push: https://uspirg.org/... https://twitter.com/... Kevin Purdy / @kevinpurdy : This is a big deal, and it didn't come easy. Now Pixel owners who want to fix their own stuff can rely on @iFixit's work and warranties, rather than second-guess auction/ali listings. https://www.ifixit.com/... Emil Protalinski / @epro : Last week, a Samsung partnership and this week, a Google partnership... The #RightToRepair movement is a huge boon for @iFixit. https://twitter.com/...
The VergeJon Porter
Context & Ripple Effects
Google’s move follows Samsung’s self-repair program with iFixit, making iFixit a common channel for two major Android device makers rather than a standalone repair advocate. It gives Pixel owners a route to genuine components across multiple markets and generations.
The partnership became a broader repair-support stack in later coverage: Google extended DIY coverage to the Pixel Fold’s battery and inner display and added a Pixel Diagnostic App and repair manuals.
First-order effects
Pixel owners in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and eligible European markets gain access to genuine replacement parts for devices back to the Pixel 2 through iFixit.
iFixit becomes Google’s retail and support partner for Pixel self-repair, while Google takes responsibility for supplying parts across an older installed base.
Second-order effects
Samsung’s parallel iFixit program means iFixit can standardize the parts, tools and guide channel across competing Android brands, increasing its importance to independent repairers and DIY buyers.
Google’s willingness to support older Pixels makes repairability part of device ownership after sale, not solely a manufacturer service-center transaction.
Third-order effects
If Google continues adding devices and diagnostic resources, Android hardware makers will increasingly compete on how long they support repairable products as well as on launch-cycle features.
The pattern shifts device repair toward OEM-controlled access to genuine components and documentation, with iFixit acting as shared distribution infrastructure rather than an unofficial alternative.
The trend: Major Android manufacturers are turning self-repair into an OEM-backed lifecycle service built around parts, tools and documentation.
Partnering with @iFixit is just one of the ways we're working to extend the life & usefulness of your devices. We're also taking steps to expand repair options via a Chromebook repair program & making sure our products can be sustainable from the start: https://www.blog.google/..…
In an internal memo obtained by MacRumors last year, Apple said its self-repair program would have a parts store operated by a third party. Google and Samsung partnered with iFixit. Will Apple too? Don't forget Apple once banned iFixit's developer account after a teardown 😅 👀 htt…
@nProctor Apple does have an Independent Repair Provider Program, although I think some people have criticized the program for being underwhelming https://support.apple.com/...
One other note re: Apple. Google pledges to make parts available to “independent repair professionals and skilled consumers” ... whereas Apple's Self Repair program won't help independent repair shops. https://twitter.com/...
@Mike_Wuerthele Yeah. As you know, “Early 2022” by Apple's definition is January through April based on its product nomenclature, so I'll give them until the end of the month.
Google's repair team is great to work with. Thrilled to finally be able to talk about this—we've been consulting with them on ways to improve Pixel repairability for years. https://twitter.com/...
Damaged Pixel? Here are new ways to help extend the life and usefulness of your phone. 📱 High-quality and safe repair 🛠️ Access to genuine Pixel spare parts for purchase in 🇺🇸, 🇬🇧, 🇨🇦, 🇦🇺 & 🇪🇺 countries where Pixel is available Read more on our blog: https://www.blog.google/...
This is another positive step, and another place where shareholder activism helped push progress over the finish line. More on the shareholder push: https://uspirg.org/... https://twitter.com/...
This is a big deal, and it didn't come easy. Now Pixel owners who want to fix their own stuff can rely on @iFixit's work and warranties, rather than second-guess auction/ali listings. https://www.ifixit.com/...
Last week, a Samsung partnership and this week, a Google partnership... The #RightToRepair movement is a huge boon for @iFixit. https://twitter.com/...