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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU (mashable.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

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[–] mlfh@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Thank fucking god for the EU, for fighting for global digital rights where nobody else does.

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apple in 2027: This is not a battery, it's a.....umm ....... Ultra High Density Low Current Super Capacitor.

[–] dodslaser@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

EU: Ok, then in addition to that UHDLCSC you also need a removable battery.

[–] cyberpunk_sunbear@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yay! Another dongle!

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My current device and the two before that all have had removable batteries. I've always thought built in batteries are stupid and it's nice to finally notice that other people agree. Hopefully they next mandate that it has to be able to be taken apart with a screwdriver and spare parts must be able to be purchased straight from the manufacturer.

[–] June@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I prefer ip68 to easily accessible battery. I’ll need to change my battery maybe once every 3 years, but I need to know it can handle moisture far more often than that.

[–] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Psst those Brands are not your friends and might lie about their reasons to make batteries non-removable.

[–] pedroapero@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

They better define the term «replacable» extensively !

[–] Rayuza@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All we need now is a headphone jack

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Can't imagine that getting mandated unfortunately

[+] Henry@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, an unlockable bootloader that allows flashing any operating system would be nice. You can install Linux on a Macbook, so why not an iPhone?

Hardware should not ever be locked to an operating system.

[–] mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

or installing any OS you want without voiding the warranty? I mean when you buy a computer, no one cares if you install Windows or Linux. So why do smartphone manufacturers care?

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt -1 points 1 year ago

Unless a lot as changed, they do care.

Every single laptop and any prebuilt computer I find in the market comes pre installed with a Windows.

A good friend approached me to install a Linux on a brand new machine and just to make sure we called the customer support line, informing there was interest to return the windows license, as the software would not be used.

The reply we got was that by removing the software the warranty of the equipment would be null and void. The option was to ship the computer to their maintenance provider and have it removed, with costs presented at end for labour.

[–] pmarcilus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You stress it like it's a bad thing

[–] paintbucketholder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"But it would be bad for my favorite trillion dollar corporation and for their bottom line!!!!!"

I'll never understand consumers who insist to take the side of the corporation rather than the side of the customer on these issues.

[–] focusedkiwibear@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because this isn’t good for the consumer only short sighted leftists who love others taking control for them are cool with the government telling companies how they can make their products

[–] paintbucketholder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Instead of posting a rant about "short sighted leftists," why don't you explain precisely why it would be so horrible if users were able to install whatever operating system they wanted to install on the devices they've purchased with their own money?

[–] __dev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You say that like Apple would have to put in a ton of work for that. Android can already run on iPhones. It's just an ARM computer. Project Sandcastle already exists. All they have to do is allow unlocking the bootloader just like they do on macs.