▲ 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.
[–] WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 years ago a lot of industries seem to solve problems well initially, then backtrack and make their product purposefully shitty in order to capture more revenue. permalink fedilink source parent