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Repair manuals for the Pixel 9 series are now available.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

iFixit said the same, aswell as that removing the screen will break it, even with special care taken.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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.....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait what?

They're trying to be Fairphone-lite?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months 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.