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Google is winning the right-to-repair race with Pixel 9 series manuals and guides

It has never been easier to understand and fix your smartphone.

The manuals aren't concise, being hundreds of pages in length, but they are clear and readable even to people without prior repair knowledge. Google has publicly stated its goals for Pixel repairability, but unlike a few other manufacturers, the company actually backs it up with right-to-repair initiatives. (Image credit: Google)I think it's fair to say that consumer repair guides released by major tech companies have been a form of "malicious compliance" in the past.

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