Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo announced the company won’t release its new iPad models before the year’s end. Instead, new Apple iPad lineup will arrive in 2024.
Apple’s Tuesday Wonderlust event was held with no surprise or unprecedented product launch for fans. The tech giant revealed its iPhone 15 series along with the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. While some rumors already pointed to a possible iPad launch, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said Apple has no plan to reveal a new iPad in its Tuesday event. However, if you’re waiting for a new iPad, you should probably wait until 2024.
Do you want a new Apple iPad? Wait until 2024 to get a new iPad Air and iPad Pro
Gurman also added Apple is working on a new iPad Air with high specifications. The iPad Air got a refresh in early 2022, and its successor is “coming soonish,” according to Gurman. Additionally, he said “major” new iPad Pros will come in 2024 with M3 processors and OLED screens. The latest iPad Pro was refreshed in October 2022.
All evidence suggests that 2024 will be a special year for Apple fans, and the company is cooking up some high-performing devices for the year. Last week, Ming-Chi Kuo stated that the new MacBook lineup with M3 chips won’t land in 2023.
So far, we know Apple plans to launch its new iPad lineup in 2024. But the company might also reveal a new MacBook lineup simultaneously. We all like to see a joint event to announce the new iPad and MacBook lineup.
In July, it was reported that Samsung is developing a foldable display technology for Apple. Many companies now have foldable smartphones in their lineup, but Apple still hasn’t shown any interest in launching a foldable iPhone. However, that report noted that the Samsung-made foldable display for Apple might be used in a laptop instead of a smartphone. A new iPad or MacBook with a foldable display in 2024 might be plausible. Samsung currently produces OLED displays for all four iPhone 15 models.
AI chatbots are vulnerable to security flaws that can be exploited by threat actors to jailbreak them.
Jailbreaking AI chatbots can allow cybercriminals to create uncensored content, generate phishing emails, and carry out other malicious activities.
Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI chatbots to evade security measures and carry out their attacks.
AI security is still in its early stages, but researchers are working to develop effective strategies to protect AI chatbots from exploitation.
Users can protect themselves from AI chatbot jailbreaking by being aware of the risks and taking steps to mitigate them, such as using only trusted chatbots and being careful about the information they share with them.
We have been witnessing the rise and rise of AI-powered chatbots. Advanced AI-based language tools like ChatGPT have improved our conversational capabilities tremendously by offering vast datasets and generating a coherent response against every query.
However, the latest research reveals that these chatbots are prone to security flaws, which threat actors can exploit to jailbreak them and evade all ethical guidelines and security mechanisms implemented by organizations.
Research conducted by WormGPT fame cybersecurity firm SlashNext and shared with Hackread.com on Tuesday, 12 September 2023, potential dangers of vulnerable chatbots were revealed. Researchers noted that jailbreaking chatbots can allow cybercriminals to create uncensored content and have devastating negative consequences.
Threat Actors Exploiting AI Chatbots
SlashNext researchers claim to have discovered multiple actors bragging on discussion forums about successful jailbreaks on AI chatbots and writing phishing emails. In addition, various threat actors are selling AI bots that appear to be custom LLMs (large language models).
However, these aren’t custom LLMs but jailbroken versions of widely used chatbots like ChatGPT and other AI tools. Using these tools instead of exploiting a chatbot is more advantageous for cybercriminals because their identities remain undisclosed so, attackers can keep exploiting AI-generated content for fulfilling their nefarious objectives.
The screenshot shows a successful jailbreak of ChatGPT using the Anarchy method (Credit: SlashNext)
How it all Started?
AI manipulating tools have been surfacing one after another lately, allowing cybercriminals to pull off phishing and other scams convincingly. This trend gained momentum with tools like WormGPT, discovered in July 2023. Another subscription-based tool, FraudGPT, surfaced on the Dark Web in July 2023. So far, many different variants have emerged, such as EscapeGPT, BadGPT, DarkGPT, and Black Hat GPT, forcing the cybersecurity community to take notice of the impending havoc.
Still, researchers agree that most exploited tools don’t use custom LLM, except for WormGPT. Instead, these use interfaces that connect to public chatbots’ jailbroken versions hidden through a wrapper. This means cybercriminals can exploit jailbroken versions of language models like OpenGPT and present them as custom LLMs. Some tools offer unauthenticated access if users can make payments in cryptocurrency. This allows users to exploit AI-generated content easily while maintaining anonymity.
A hacker forum discussing jailbreak AI chatbots (Credit: SlashNext)
What is AI Chatbot Jailbreaking?
Chatbot jailbreaking refers to exploiting the inherent weaknesses in the chatbot’s prompting mechanism and forcing the AI to ignore the built-in safety measures and guidelines whenever a user issues a command to trigger unrestricted code.
Hence, the chatbot will generate an output that doesn’t comply with its built-in restrictions/censorship. Jailbreak prompts are there to unlock the chatbot’s full potential. For instance, the Anarchy method uses a commanding tone to enable an unrestricted mode in ChatGPT and many other AI chatbots.
What to Do About AI Chatbot Jailbreaking?
SlashNext noted that cybercriminals are continually working to evade chatbots’ safety features. This looming threat can only be mitigated with “responsible innovation and enhancing safeguards.”
“AI security is still in its early stages as researchers explore effective strategies to fortify chatbots against those seeking to exploit them. The goal is to develop chatbots that can resist attempts to compromise their safety while continuing to provide valuable services to users,” researchers concluded.
A newly discovered, actively exploited critical security flaw has put millions of internet users in danger. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-4863, affects some of the best web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, as well as other apps like Telegram, Signal, and 1Password. It allows attackers to remotely take control of a system, and launch a more devastating attack.
This security flaw is caused by a heap buffer overflow vulnerability. It’s a type of security issue where a program/app doesn’t manage memory well and allows overwriting of important system data. If an attacker knows that a program has this vulnerability, they can exploit it to replace system data with specially crafted malicious data that allows them to gain unauthorized access to the system and steal critical information or cause other forms of damage.
In this case, the vulnerability exists in the WebP codec (libwebp). WebP is a Google-developed modern image format with efficient compression capabilities. It’s one of the most widely used image formats on the internet. “If this codec has a heap buffer overflow, an attacker might be able to craft a malicious WebP image that, when viewed, exploits this vulnerability to harm your computer or steal information,” Alex Ivanovs of Stack Diary explains.
Attackers are actively exploiting this critical security flaw
Ivanovs has provided a detailed technical explanation of the issue here. He noted that it’s a massive security threat because it involves the WebP image format. To make matters worse, the vulnerability was falsely marked as “Chrome-only” by some organizations. This led to misinformation and more grave security risks. In reality, the issue exists on every software program or app that uses libwebp to render WebP images.
Along with the aforementioned apps, this vulnerability also affects Affinity, Gimp, Inkscape, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, ffmpeg, Honeyview, and “many, many Android applications as well as cross-platform apps built with Flutter,” Ivanovs states. He added that the Apple Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR) team discovered and reported the vulnerability in collaboration with The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto’s Munk School on September 6, 2023.
Google has already confirmed the existence of an exploit for the vulnerability in the wild. This emphasizes the urgency of the situation. If you’re using any of the apps mentioned in this article, you should update them to the latest version immediately. It’s always advisable to keep apps updated. This reduces the risk of security exploitations and keeps your device more secure.
With the Apple Watch Series 9 available for pre-order and its launch on the horizon, you’re going to want to consider your options for bands and we’ve rounded up some of the best options out there. Whether you want something for a more professional look or something more comfortable. There are lots of good choices.
We think it’s perfectly acceptable to have multiple bands for different occasions. A sport band for exercise, something made of textile for casual wear, and either metal or leather for work or more formal/dressy activities. Of course it’s perfectly fine if you only ever use one band too. But if you like to swap them now and then, these are the best ones you can find based on some of our own personal testing.
Most of these bands will support the Apple Watch Series 9 in either 41mm or the 45mm. So no mater which size you choose, nearly every band on this list will fit. With that being said, check out all of our recommendations below.
MobyFox Star Wars – Smartwatch Band – Ahsoka Tano Lightsaber
First, we love MobyFox bands because they have tons of officially licensed products. We love this band specifically because Star Wars is awesome and it’s based on Ahsoka Tano. And it just seemed fitting given the show is currently airing on Disney+ each week and it’s one of the best Star Wars series to date.
As for the band outside of the officially licensed design, it comes with a buckle closure and is made from high-grade silicone that’s both sweat and UV resistant. Best of all it comes with matching watch faces. What’s not to like? Plus, the package includes two sets of connectors. One that would fit the 41mm and one that would fit the 45mm. It’s a band that any jedi would be proud to wear. If they had Apple watches in that universe.
While expensive, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better metal link band for your Apple Watch Series 9, making this one of your best options for metal bands. Built from grade 2 titanium, this band has a magnetic clasp making it super easy to secure on your wrist and take it off when ready. It’s also DLC scratch resistant. Though we’d definitely recommend trying to be careful with expensive accessories like this one, it’s nice to know that scratches are less likely to happen if you accidentally bang the band up against stuff.
You can get this band in both silver and black colors and it comes with a tool for removing links if you need to adjust the size a bit.
This is one of Apple’s new bands coming to the market alongside the launch of the Watch Series 9 and one of the best bands you can get for it. FineWoven is a completely new textile that Apple created as it’s now going to stop producing leather products. So this will serve as a sort of replacement to leather bands from the company.
It comes in three different colors and is supposed to feel like soft suede (a type of leather). Aside from the comfort and nice feel, it also looks great and the magnetic clasp will make it super easy to put on and take off. If you’re looking for an official Apple band, this is our personal favorite. Especially since it fits both watch sizes and has a few color options. You can pre-order the band now and it’ll officially release on September 22, which is when it should ship by.
While the FineWoven band from Apple is very nice, and one of the best bands for the Watch Series 9, we know there are some that will still prefer a genuine leather band for their Apple Watch. And we don’t blame you. We love leather accessories too and one of the best options for the Apple Watch Series 9 comes from Bullstrap.
The fine-grain Italian leather will be soft and supple for quality comfort and it looks quite good. On top of that, since this is genuine leather it will end up with a nice patina over time. Subtly changing the look of the leather as it ages. This particular band from Bullstrap comes in multiple colors including Sienna (our favorite), Black, Classic, Dune, Matte Black, Ocean, and Terra. If you want a nice leather band for the Watch Series 9, consider this one.
A tried and true classic band for the Apple Watch (including the Series 9), is the sport band. It’s been around since the beginning and it just might be the perfect band for all your more active stuff. Whether that’s weight training, running, swimming, yoga, hiking, cycling, and even just strolling around town. The Sport Band is a comfortable band made from custom high-performance fluoroelastomer that will be sweat and UV resistant and it can go with just about anything.
It also comes in tons of colors so there’s probably more versatility here when it comes to personalization than any other band on the list. This is probably the band we’d go with for exercise and if we just wanted something universal that can go from the gym to the office without breaking a sweat.
Similar to the Titanium band from Nomad, this Aluminum model has the same classy look and feel with that great magnetic clasp system for easy on and off wear. And because it’s aluminum and not titanium, it’s $100 cheaper so instead of $300, you pay $200.
That’s still expensive for a watch band of course. But, if you like Nomad’s stuff this is a nice alternative to the titanium band since it’s less expensive and has the same features and design. This model comes in silver and space gray. It’s much lighter band than you’d expect for being made of metal and it’s incredibly slim too. And we love the matte finish on it to match the Apple Watch case.
This was primarily designed for use with the Apple Watch Ultra, which is a 49mm watch case. However, Apple has designed it so that it will also fit the 45mm Apple Watches. Unfortunately, this band will not fit the 41mm. But if you’re going for the 45mm size, this is an excellent option.
It comes in six different colors making it one of the better options on here for personalization. Those colors include Indigo, Starlight, Orange, Green, Blue, and Olive. This is designed to be a more rugged textile material so it should be a perfect fit if you go hiking a lot. But it also looks quite stylish so even if you just appreciate the design, it’s a nice option for everyday wear as it’s comfortable too.
Like the Alpine Loop band above, the Apple Sport Loop band comes in multiple colors which include Storm Blue, (PRODUCT) RED, Elderberry, Midnight, and Starlight. The nice thing is that you can get this one in sizes that fit both the 45mm and the 41mm. Which is great because this is one of our favorite looking bands on the list and it’s comfortable to wear.
It’s an excellent band for casual everyday wear thanks the breathable, lightweight textile material. This also makes it a great band option if you want one to wear while you sleep.
If you weren’t a fan of the leather band design listed above from Bullstrap, Nomad makes tons of great leather accessories too, including bands that will fit the Apple Watch Series 9. This leather band is made from genuine Horween leather and comes in two colors. Rustic Brown, and Black. Rustic Brown will come with silver hardware and the Black band will come with black hardware.
Horween leather is American made and just like the Bullstrap band this will end up with a really nice looking patina over time. And that’s one of the reasons why we love this band a lot. Even if you love the Bullstrap band, this is a great band to add to the collection as well.
Rounding out our list is the Milanese Loop band from Apple. There’s just something about the sleek look of the micro-woven metal mesh that really looks great with just about any outfit. It’s metal so it lends itself well to both professional settings and more formal outings. It’s slim design also makes it great for just everyday casual wear too. We would however recommend against wearing it for active stuff. You definitely don’t want to be wearing a metal smartwatch band while exercising.
You can get this band in Silver, Gold, and Graphite color options so there’s one to match most of the case colors for the Watch Series 9. And like the Magnetic Link band, this has a magnetic clasp to fasten securely and easily.
Threads by Instagram, the Meta app launched back in July, continues on its pursuit to dethrone its competition — namely X, formerly known as Twitter. In its newest rollout of features, the app is implementing notifications for threads you want to keep an eye out.
The new feature was made public today via a post on the platform, announcing that users can now turn on notifications to follow a thread for 24 hours. This is a feature that is meant exclusively for the mobile apps, and not for the web client.
The news was simultaneously shared by Instagram boss, Adam Mosseri, adding that this hasn’t been the only feature rolled out to the platform this week. On the web, you can also now quote other posts, which was not possible when Threads first rolled out its web client.
To follow a thread and get notified when someone replies to it, you will just need to tap the bell in the top right of a thread. When someone does reply, you’ll get a notification in your activity tab.
If you are concerned about privacy, you’ll be glad to know that there will be no need to follow the account whose thread you are following, and there will be no way for others to know that you are. Additionally, you will be able to turn the notification off anytime you like by tapping the same bell icon again.
This is the latest in a string of new features the platform has been rapidly deploying to its user base in order to combat its decline in daily active users. One of the most notable releases recently being keyword search, a glaring omission on the platform when it originally launched. I am excited to see what Threads rolls out next from the long list of features they have stated are in their roadmap.
This week marked the release of the monthly scheduled security fixes from Microsoft. With the September Patch Tuesday update bundle, Microsoft addressed 59 vulnerabilities across different products, including two zero-days.
Two Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Received Patches
The most important updates released this month include two zero-day fixes.
The first is an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Word (CVE-2023-36761). According to Microsoft’s advisory, the vulnerability exploits the Preview Pane as the attack vector, disclosing NTLM hashes to an attacker without user interaction. The tech giant marked this flaw as an important severity issue (CVSS 6.2) and confirmed detecting active exploitation of this flaw in the wild.
The second zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-36802) exists in the Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy. Exploiting this vulnerability allows attackers to gain elevated privileges on the target systems, including SYSTEM privileges. While Microsoft confirmed public disclosure of the vulnerability prior to patching, it also assured detecting no active exploitation.
Other Patch Tuesday Fixes From Microsoft For September 2023
In addition to the two zero-days, the September update bundle includes fixes for five critical security issues. Among these, the following four vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution.
CVE-2023-38148 (CVSS 8.8) – a vulnerability affecting the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). An attacker may exploit the flaw for ICS-enabled systems by sending maliciously crafted network packets to the ICS service to target systems on the same network segment.
CVE-2023-36792, CVE-2023-36793, and CVE-2023-36796 (CVSS 7.8) – An attacker with local access to the target machine may exploit these vulnerabilities in the Visual Studio to execute arbitrary codes. Exploiting the flaws merely requires tricking the victim user into opening a maliciously crafted package file.
The fifth critical vulnerability includes CVE-2023-29332 (CVSS 7.5) – a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service. Microsoft deemed it an easily exploitable flaw, allowing a remote adversary to gain Cluster Administrator privileges.
Besides, the tech giant addressed 51 important severity vulnerabilities affecting the .Net Framework, 3D Builder, 3D Viewer, Azure DevOps Server, DHCP Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint, Windows Defender, and Windows Kernel, among others. Moreover, the tech giant also addressed a moderate severity spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Office (CVE-2023-41764; CVSS 5.5).
While these updates will reach all eligible systems automatically, users should still check for system updates manually to ensure timely patches.
WhatsApp Channels are now available to everyone around the world. The company has announced that the new broadcasting feature is rolling out to users in over 150 countries. It has been testing the feature amongst a small group of users for the past few months.
Channels on WhatsApp work the same way as in Telegram, which has had the feature for a long time now. You can follow brands, organizations, sports teams, creators, and other influential people or groups on the app to receive updates from them. They can broadcast their new creations, the latest news, and other information to their followers through the channels. Instagram added a similar feature earlier this year.
WhatsApp shows your followed channels under the Updates tab, which replaces Status in the bottom navigation bar. Statuses appear in a horizontal bar at the top, with channels listed vertically under them. At the bottom, you’ll find another horizontal carousel of recommended channels. You can follow channels directly from there or tap the “See all” button to find more or manually search a channel. Despite this massive overhaul of the Status tab, the floating pen and camera buttons aren’t going anywhere.
WhatsApp Channels are getting some new features as well
Along with a wider rollout, WhatsApp has also added new features to Channels. An enhanced directory now lets you find channels that may be more relevant to you. The app now recommends you a list of channels that are filtered based on your country. You can also manually select a country to find popular channels from that country. Additionally, WhatsApp lets you filter the lists based on popularity, activity, and more.
WhatsApp added reactions to Channels in the beta version of the app in July. The feature is now available to everyone. You can see a count of total reactions in a broadcasted message. However, other followers cannot see your reaction. WhatsApp lets you forward messages from channels to other people and groups in the messaging app. Forwarded messages will include a link back to the channel.
Additionally, WhatsApp plans to add an edit feature to channels. Admins can edit messages for up to 30 days after sending them, the company says. Messages are automatically deleted from WhatsApp servers after that. Other planned features include the ability to create a channel for everyone. “This is just the beginning, and we’ll continue to add more features and expand Channels based on feedback we get from users,” WhatsApp said in a press release.
Not too long ago, Carl Pei and the Nothing team announced that the company is already launching its sub-brand. Called CMF by Nothing, this company will sell more affordable devices under the Nothing name. According to Nothing (via 91Mobiles), CMF by Nothing will officially launch on September 26th.
Nothing already sells some pretty affordable devices like the Ear (1), Ear Stick, and the Nothing Phone (1). Even the Nothing Phone (2), which is a fair bit more expensive than its predecessor, is considerably cheaper than much of the competition.
However, it seems that the company itself doesn’t want to be known as a budget device brand. This is where its upcoming sub-brand comes in. Nothing will focus on making more premium and innovative products and CMF will focus on bringing more affordable devices.
CMF by Nothing will officially launch on September 26th
Carl Pei announced CMF just a few weeks ago, and it didn’t explain too much about the devices that it’s going to launch. However, there was a recent leak showing us that it’s going to launch at least three products. The leak pointed to a pair of earbuds, a smartwatch, and a fast charger.
The smartwatch is rumored to have a 1.96-inch AMOLED panel with a peak brightness of 600 nits. It could have IP68 water and dust resistance, several health trackers, AOD, a 330mAh battery, and Nothing’s proprietary software. The CMF Watch is expected to weigh in at Rs 4,500 (~$55).
We don’t have many leaked specs for the earbuds, but they might come with 45dB ANC to cancel noise. Also, these could be rated to last up to 11 hours on a single charge and have “Ultra Bass” technology. Since these are going to be an affordable RS 3,500 (~$36), we should expect them to have a pretty standard sound quality.
As for the charger, this is expected to be a 65W GaN charger. It will have two USB-C ports and a USB-A port. As for the price, it’s rumored to launch at RS 3,000 (~$36). At this point, we don’t know if the company will offer any more devices at launch. We’ll just have to wait and see.
The data breach affected over 8,000 Greater Manchester Police officers.
The hackers targeted a company that produces warrant cards for the police force.
The stolen data includes the names and photos of officers, but not their financial information.
The police force is working with the Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate the breach.
The police force is taking the breach “extremely seriously” and is working to improve its security practices.
The UK Police force seems to be the current target of cybercriminals. It has merely been days since Hackread reported a data breach affecting the Metropolitan Police Force where the personal data of 47,000 Met Police officers and staff members, including names, photos, ranks, identification numbers, and vetting levels was breached. Now, just after two weeks, another police department has become the victim of a data breach, the Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
According to reports published in British media outlets, Greater Manchester Police has suffered a huge cyberattack leading to the stealing of warrant card details of thousands of officers. Per a report from the Manchester Evening News, the breached data includes the names and photos of police officers. It is worth noting that over 8,000 cops are employed by the GMP.
Reportedly, the hackers targeted a company the police force had contracted to produce warrant cards. GMP’s CC Colin McFarlane stated that a ransomware attack was launched against the third-party supplier, which was hired by several UK organizations. GMP is one of them. McFarlane also noted that the supplier held “some information” on GMP employees. However, GMP believes the financial data of its officers wasn’t part of the information.
“We understand how concerning this is for our employees so, as we work to understand any impact on GMP, we have contacted the Information Commissioner Office and are doing everything we can to ensure employees are kept informed, their questions are answered, and they feel supported. This is being treated extremely seriously, with a nationally led criminal investigation into the attack” McFarlane added.
Commenting on the hack, Cian Heasley, security consultant at Adarma, told Hackread.com, “Incidents like this one affecting a third-party supplier of the Greater Manchester Police highlight that in today’s business environment, it is necessary to consider not just the exposure, risk and security of your own organization but also the organizations and companies that you rely upon. ”
“The ICO statistics for 2022 showed a small rise in reported ransomware incidents in the UK to a new record number, 2023 shows no sign of a reduction in organizations that are preyed upon by these cybercriminal gangs,” Cian added.
Brad Freeman, Director of Technology at SenseOn said: “The latest attack on the Greater Manchester Police shows that supply chain security is becoming increasingly difficult, and whilst enterprises have been struggling with it for several years, many have gripped it and the improvements many have put in place is reducing risk.”
“Evidently, there is a need for all organizations to audit suppliers constantly and to create an overall consistent approach to data security. Whilst the financial details and home addresses of the police officers are believed to have not been retrieved in the incident, it is concerning that the data from the warrant badges is currently in the possession of the cybercriminals. This could enable the adversaries to carry out further attacks such as account takeover or BEC attacks,” Brad warned.
Javvad Malik, Lead security awareness advocate at KnowBe4 also commented on the incident. “The reported data breach targeting Greater Manchester Police officers’ warrant card details is a concerning incident, further exemplifying the persistent cybersecurity challenges faced by law enforcement agencies. This breach follows a similar attack on the Metropolitan Police, highlighting the potential vulnerabilities of third-party suppliers in the supply chain.”
“While it’s reassuring to learn that financial details and home addresses were not compromised, the exposure of names, ranks, and photographs from warrant badges can still have significant implications. Such information can be leveraged for identity theft, social engineering attacks, or even the targeting of specific police officers.”
Javvad emphasized that “It’s essential for law enforcement agencies to conduct rigorous security assessments of their third-party suppliers and ensure they meet stringent cybersecurity standards. Additionally, implementing robust monitoring, detection, and response mechanisms can help organizations identify and respond quickly to potential breaches.”
Nevertheless, it seems the UK police departments are employing all the necessary security measures however their third-party contractors need to improve their security practices to avoid such incidents.
It happens; you drop or otherwise damage your new $499 Pixel Tablet. Sure, you can send it in or replace it, but fixing it is also an option. According to 9To5Google, there are repair guides to help you fix up your Pixel Tablet.
In case you don’t know, major companies like Samsung and Google partnered with iFixit, the large phone repair service. Through this partnership, iFixit distributes genuine phone parts for users so that they can repair their devices. Fixing a device, if you have the technical know-how, is much cheaper than getting it repaired for you. Most of the cost is paying for the service.
Through this partnership, you can get access to parts for Google Pixel phones as old as the Pixel 2.
There are repair guides for the Pixel Tablet
This partnership extends to the Pixel Tablet, and that’s good news for people who bought this device. While it’s cheaper than sending your device in for repair, the parts can still be a bit pricey because this is a bigger device.
If you need to replace the screen, it will cost you $200. The screen also includes the selfie camera. The back plate will run you $199. That’s a hefty price, but it includes the power button, microphones, antennas, and the volume rocker.
As for the smaller components, the battery will cost you $59.99. It’s a 7020mAh cell. Buying a USB-C port will cost you $24, and lastly, each speaker costs you $25.
If you need to replace one of those parts on your Pixel Tablet, you can get repair guides to help you get your device fixed up. These are easy to understand, so you’ll be able to fix your tablet even if you lack technical know-how.
If you don’t feel comfortable fixing your device, then you’re still able to send in your device to be repaired by Google.
