iFixit ends partnership with Samsung due to costs, repair difficulty and lack of trust

iFixit is ending its self-repair collaboration with Samsung, just months before the second anniversary of their partnership. In a recent post, the repair company claims that the two entities were at odds, stating that “Samsung's approach to repairability does not align with [their] mission.” iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens told TheVerge that the collaboration ends June 17.

On that date, iFixit will no longer be an “official third-party parts and tools distributor” for Galaxy devices. However, components and repair kits for Samsung hardware will continue to be sold: “sourcing OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts when available.” iFixit says it will indicate whether something is a genuine or aftermarket component in product listings.