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Every smartphone has an expiration date. That day arrives when the software updates stop coming and you start missing out on new apps and security protections. With most phones, this used to happen after about only three years.
IFixit announced the end of its partnership with Samsung. iFixit says Samsung's approach to repairability doesn't align with its own.
IFixit and Samsung's self-repair collaboration ends (two years after launch)
Effective June 17, iFixit will no longer partner with Samsung on repair parts and guides, in part because it doesn't think Samsung wants customers to be able to fix their phones 'at scale.'
They will, however, continue to sell parts for Galaxy phones