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[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Replaceable batteries from next year.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Nope. Waterproof phones (so everything that Costs more than 50€) are excluded.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Oh, you're right, it's 2027

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Replacable as in "not permanently glued into the phone". You'll still have to be an expert to take it apart without damaging it and replacing the battery with new one like you do now with every phone.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Nope, the law specifically states you have to be able to remove the battery without any special tools.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

A tiny screwdriver and a sprunger aren't special tools

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

They're tools as per the EU law

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Now I'm confused. Does the law say no special tools or no tools?

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

Let me not misrepresent. As per https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2020/0798/COM_COM(2020)0798_EN.pdf

Waste portable batteries incorporated in appliances that are readily removable by the end user without the use of professional tools shall be removed and discarded by end users in accordance with paragraph 1.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

From that wording, I'd think it would be legal to ship a phone that requires a screwdriver and a sprunger to replace the battery. I guess we'll find out the first time this is challenged in the EUs courts.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

And some phones already have replaceable batteries.

It's so silly, we are going back around.

this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2025
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