▲ 1375 ▼ It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com) submitted 3 years ago by reclipse@lemdro.id to c/android@lemdro.id 239 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] sunbunman@lemm.ee 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alectrem@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Fairphone just partnered with Murena to bring it to the U.S. https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/23783714/murena-fairphone-4-us-release-date-price-sustainability-repair permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alectrem@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years 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! permalink fedilink source parent [–] sunbunman@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alectrem@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Fairphone just partnered with Murena to bring it to the U.S. https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/23783714/murena-fairphone-4-us-release-date-price-sustainability-repair permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alectrem@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years 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! permalink fedilink source parent [–] sunbunman@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Fairphone just partnered with Murena to bring it to the U.S. https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/23783714/murena-fairphone-4-us-release-date-price-sustainability-repair permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alectrem@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years 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! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alectrem@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years 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! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sunbunman@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent