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From June 20: EU gives smartphones a repairability label and requires 5 years of guaranteed updates (www.heise.de)
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[-] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago

5 years is not enough these days, smartphones can live longer than that. But that's a good start.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Much better than the fucking 2 years of many Android phones. That's 2 years from launch, not from when you buy which could be one year in.

[-] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago

I can't remember the last time I bought a phone that was made less than 5 years ago. This is a joke

[-] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

5 years after end of sales. Thats better than anything currently on the market.

EU obliges manufacturers to provide updates for 5 years after the end of sale

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