IFixit App Returns To App Store With AI Assistant And Excessive Battery Warning

JAKARTA - iFixit has officially returned to enliven the App Store through a new application that combines repair guidelines, spare parts stores, and AI assistants. However, this application also features battery checking that are actually available in iPhone settings.

The application, which was released on Tuesday, December 9, became an iFixit-style self-service center, offering full access to thousands of repair guidelines that have been the mainstay of their site. Users can look for guides to repair damaged iPhones, game consoles that don't want to turn on, or laptops that are starting to fuss. If you need tools or components, the application immediately provides recommendations that can be purchased from iFixit.

The part that makes this application more modern is FixBot, an AI assistant who is trained with the iFixit library. FixBot can diagnose damage, explain the cause, and present corrective measures.

There is sound mode for those whose hands and minds are drowning in cables and screws. An "Enthusiast" version to be paid for will offer OEM manuals and follow-up diagnostics using microphones and iPhone cameras. The price has not been announced.

This application also includes battery health monitoring features. Users must fill in data such as initial capacity and battery cycle for analysis to run, and the app recommends sharing analytic data for more accurate results.

Here it starts to feel overlapping. Apple has provided the same feature through Battery Health in Settings, complete with maximum capacity and number of cycles. It's still unclear whether iFixit's assessment will be stricter or looser than Apple, but the risk of excessive notifications definitely haunts users who are already sensitive to batteries.

iFixit again tried his luck on iOS after his application was kicked out in 2015. At that time, the developer was blocked for publishing a fourth-generation Apple TV teaser that is still a developer kit version. iFixit later admitted that his old app had been obsolete and hit by bugs since iOS 9, so they focused on returning to the website.

The launch of this new app shows iFixit's ambition to re-glue ties with Apple device users, although with a little battery drama that may not be needed.

The world of device repair seems to be getting more and more crowded with AI touches like this, opening up new discussions about who is most entitled to tell users when their batteries should be replaced.