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submitted 1 year ago by reclipse@lemdro.id to c/android@lemdro.id

TL;DR

  • The European Council has ended its adoption procedure for rules related to phones with replaceable batteries.
  • By 2027, all phones released in the EU must have a battery the user can easily replace with no tools or expertise.
  • The regulation intends to introduce a circular economy for batteries.
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[-] sunbunman@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

And they know people are going to be importing these smartphones once it goes live and it's not a battle that can be fought.

[-] alectrem@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

The company Fairphone makes almost perfectly repairable smartphones, but they’re only for the European market and the radios won’t really work in the US. I think it would be a similar case for a lot of phones so it might not actually be super viable to import phones in the future either, unfortunately.

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago
[-] alectrem@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

oh damn! awesome! my current phone still functions well, so hopefully the next one has a headphone jack and I’ll get one, thanks for linking that!

[-] sunbunman@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I remember when iPhones first came out, they were locked to a single telecom provider. It got jailbroken within a week and every patch following it for over a year got jailbroken too.

If there is enough demand by big brands, unlike the fairphone, there will be a way to use it outside of the EU. Combined with the extra cost to manufacture, I don't see big companies just producing it uniquely for the EU or even if they do, not for long.

this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2023
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