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NewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsAICloseAIPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All AITechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechiFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’It arrives in the new iFixit app along with thousands of repair guides and a battery health monitor.It arrives in the new iFixit app along with thousands of repair guides and a battery health monitor.by Dominic PrestonCloseDominic PrestonNews EditorPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Dominic PrestonDec 9, 2025, 1:00 PM UTCLinkShareIf you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.The iFixit app rolls together its guides, battery health tools, and a new AI chatbot. Screenshot: The Verge / iFixitDominic PrestonCloseDominic PrestonPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor.DIY repair site iFixit has launched its own app for iOS and Android, featuring its extensive library of repair guides and resources, a battery health monitor, and a new AI “FixBot” tool that’s been trained on those same guides to help with repairs.The heart of the new app is the company’s existing library of repair guides, optimized for your mobile device. You can save the devices you own, giving you quick access to the relevant resources, and buy both tools and replacement parts from within the app.What’s entirely new is FixBot, an AI helper designed to talk you through repairs and troubleshooting. “You tell it what’s happening: your phone dies at 30 percent, your washing machine won’t drain, your mower sputters and stalls,” CEO Kyle Wiens says in a blog post. “It asks follow-up questions. It eliminates possibilities. It thinks out loud with you, the way a master technician would, until the diagnosis clicks into place. Then it finds the parts and walks you through step by step.”iFixit says the bot pulls its answers from its repair guides, cache of PDF manuals, and user forums. For devices without a dedicated iFixit guide already, the bot “will do its best with manufacturer docs, targeted web searches and information from similar models,” according to Wiens. Right now, FixBot is entirely free to use, but eventually its voice controls and document uploads will be limited to a $4.99/month paid plan, with access limits applied to the free version too.The app not only shows current battery health, but predicts future degradation. Screenshot: The Verge / iFixitThere are other app-specific features that take advantage of being installed on your phone or tablet. If you have an issue with the hardware it’s installed on, it will automatically detect the model, saving you from searching. It also taps into your phone’s battery information to report on your battery health. Most modern phones now include built-in battery health scores anyway, but iFixit’s unique touch is to predict future battery degradation, helping you plan a replacement ahead of time.“We want to demystify batteries for people,” Wiens told my colleague Sean Hollister. “It should be like an oil change, you know when you’ll need to replace it and plan on regular maintenance.”The iFixit app is available now on both iOS and Android. It isn’t actually iFixit’s first app, but it’s been a while — the company first launched an iPhone app in 2011, but a few years later was banned from the App Store for tearing down an Apple TV developer unit. Apparently it’s taken until now to get App Store access again (and Wiens’ personal developer account is still on the naughty list), but hopefully it’ll stick this time — he says iFixit has made sure Apple knows it still intends to teach people how to open up their devices.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Dominic PrestonCloseDominic PrestonNews EditorPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Dominic PrestonAICloseAIPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All AIAppsCloseAppsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All AppsMobileCloseMobilePosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All MobileNewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsTechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechMost PopularMost PopularA first look at Google’s Project Aura glasses built with XrealParamount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from NetflixSegway’s new Myon e-bike will straddle past and futureIt’s ugly, it’s beautiful, it’s how you know a game might be a classicStarlink made ‘work from home’ possible from anywhere — now, I’m ready for a changeThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. 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