Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.

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.
      • Blxter
        18•1 year ago

        Indeed in the article it says all battery powered devices… Does that also mean somehow headphones(wireless) earbuds, watches, etc

        • @[email protected]
          7•1 year ago

          They have standard lithium ion sizes that are tiny; there’s no reason why they couldn’t add threading to earbuds so that you could unscrew them.

      • b3nsn0w
        1•1 year ago

        i really hope the framework already qualifies, would suck to lose that upgrade path

    • @[email protected]
      2•1 year ago

      And electric cars. I wish you could swap a battery out at a gas station as easily as I can swap out a propane tank.