Apple's Latest Battery Fiasco, Ugly HDTV Antennas, & Old-School Lawn Mowers | Episode 11

Repair Radio: The Official iFixit Podcast

On this episode of Repair Radio, we’re discussing Apple’s latest attempt to discourage repair, how to build a cheap and ugly, but effective HDTV antenna, and we’re kickin’ it old-school with lawn mowers. We’re also answering some of your burning questions.
Hosts: Craig Lloyd, Kevin Purdy, and Whitson Gordon
Music: Gypsy and DeeJae Dutch (@ArchaicsHipHop)
News Topics:

• We Tore Down the New Nintendo Switch. What’s Different?
• Apple Is Locking iPhone Batteries to Discourage Repair
• How to Fix Your Bad TV Reception with a Homemade HDTV Antenna

Listener Questions:

• “The charging port on my iPhone 6 Plus stops working intermittently. Is the charging port bad? Or could it be the charging cable or the charging brick?"
• “Do you like exposing companies when they lie about their products?”
• “Will you have cheap screen repair kits for the iPhone XR and XS Max soon?”

Have a Question You Want Answered on Repair Radio?

You can email your repair questions to [e-mail], or tag us on Twitter and include the hashtag #RepairRadio in your tweet. Your question can be anything repair-related, whether it’s how to fix something, tools you should buy, maintenance advice, or anything in between. We’ll pick some of our favorite questions and answer them on the podcast! And if you have general feedback about the podcast, we’d love to hear that too!