Comment on All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU

Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

It’s NOT just phones.

It’s EVERYTHING with a battery. Including cars, laptops, e-bikes, video game controllers, headphones etc.

And they must be (with a few exceptions) replacable by a “layman”, without the use of special tools - which means no heat pads, to soften up glue etc etc. (and for gods sake, i hope it also means apple can’t hardwareID lock a battery)

an exception mentioned in the EU document about the law says, high power batteries for example in an electric car, must be done by a profesional - but of course it still has to be “replacable” and not… tear the whole car apart and rebuild it using new batteries.

replacable batteries in headphones, bluetooth mice, laptops etc, is gonna be awesome.

in fact, i will try to hold on replacing my current (2 year old) phone, and wait to get one before 2027. Usually the battery turns to shit in 3ish years.

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