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dirkgentle ( dirkgentle@lemmy.ca )  to Technology · 3 years ago

EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027

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EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027

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dirkgentle ( dirkgentle@lemmy.ca )  to Technology · 3 years ago
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The European Parliament just caused a major headache for smartphone and tablet manufacturers.
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      They’ll appeal this arguing that using their proprietary equipment that can be rented for €100/week, the battery is user replaceable

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        The text specifically disallows this, at least.

        Though some sort of ID-verification so you can only put in official Apple batteries for a stupid markup seems likely.

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      They will try their best to follow the law in the most annoying way. You can do it on your own but your warranty is gone and important security features will be ‘unavailable’ like fingerprint on iPhones with replaced screens or the introduction of ‘registered USB-C cables only’.

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