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EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027 (www.pcmag.com)
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[–] 32 points 3 years ago (3 children)

EU doing all the heavy regulatory lifting that American politicians are too afraid to touch. As both an American and an avid Apple enthusiast, I sincerely appreciate it.

Apple will do something to ensure only batteries from them work right, mark my words.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago

    Apple will do something to ensure only batteries from them work right, mark my words.

    They tried doing this with the upcoming USB C cables but EU stepped in by making sure that every cable will work without any limitations on transfer and charging speeds.

    I fully expect Apple claim that the EU is an environmental terrorist by having "disposable batteries being thrown out after their charge is depleted" and that somehow having batteries being certified by Apple prevents that.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Apple will do something to ensure only batteries from them work right, mark my words.

    Still a slight win though!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Well if only official Apple batteries will work, then that means Apple will jack up the price to something ridiculous, because they'll be the only option for a battery.

    So hopefully third party batteries would work as well. I think third party batteries work in iPhones at the moment. So if we're able to install them much more easily then that would be very good.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    The EU is also working on Right To Repair legislation that iirc has something to say about reasonable prices for repair supplies and spare parts. In that case, even if only Apple-made batteries work, they'd still be affordable, or at least within a reasonable percentage of what they actually cost and not marked up enormously.

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