From the bench

Straight answers on repairs, data safety and getting more life out of your devices — written by the people who actually fix them.

Close-up — phone connected to a cable on the bench, multimeter reading visible

2 Jun 2026

Battery or charging port — how to tell which one's failing

Two of our most common bookings look identical from the outside. Here's the two-minute check that tells them apart.

Overhead — cracked phone screen next to a fresh tempered glass panel, unopened

14 May 2026

Screen protector myths: what actually prevents cracked screens

We replace a lot of screens. Here's what we've actually seen make a difference, and what doesn't.

Overhead flatlay — device on the ESD mat with screen off, no personal content visible

8 Apr 2026

What happens to your data during a repair (and how we protect it)

A fair question we get asked constantly, answered plainly rather than with a generic privacy policy.