Technology
Can repair culture change the electronics industry?
New right-to-repair rules are reshaping how phones and laptops are designed and sold.
A person using a mouse on a mouse pad.
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From next year, manufacturers must make spare parts and repair manuals available for most consumer electronics. Independent repairers say it could double their business.
Why it matters
The systems we rely on are only as useful as they are trustworthy. Choices made now will shape how people experience technology for years.
On the ground
Our reporting draws on interviews with residents, officials and independent experts, alongside public documents reviewed by the Newslora technology desk. Where figures are quoted, they come from published sources that readers can check.
What happens next
The first products designed under the new rules are expected in shops by late 2027.
“A device you cannot fix is a device you do not really own.”
About the writer
Noah Bennett
Noah covers emerging technology, digital rights and the relationship between people and the systems they use.
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