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EU will require removable batteries from 2027 (www.consilium.europa.eu)
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It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:

The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.

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[โ€“] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SIM cards are becoming one-time eSIM activation QR codes slowly. Prepaid eSIM QR codes didn't exist in my country until PLDT-Smart introduced them, with Globe and newcomer DITO following suit soon.