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EU will require removable batteries from 2027 (www.consilium.europa.eu)

submitted 1 year ago by AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Nobilmantis@feddit.it 65 points 1 year ago (16 children)

I currently still own an LG G5 (LineageOS). This is what an actually removable and replaceable battery looks like and should be like. This is that same phone in water for two minutes. This phone is from 7 years ago. Only phone left on the market nowadays with those capabilities (probably even better) is Fairphone.

[–] Krebs01@lemdro.id -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't really like that, of the phone gets stolen it's too easy for the thief to turn off the phone by just pulling the battery put.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 5 points 1 year ago

Dude it's just as easy to wrap it in aluminium foil and call it a day

[–] debeluhar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can force reboot phone with holding power button or all buttons for about 10 seconds and it will reboot. You don't need removable battery fot that. Or you can just remove sim for example. Thiefs aren't dumb

[–] Krebs01@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago

Samsung's phone will just reset if do that

[–] Nobilmantis@feddit.it 3 points 1 year ago

I can't see any added value of having an unremovable battery that isn't entirely outweighted by the advantage of you being able to replace it.

Giving up your right to easily replace a key part of your phone just so in the event it gets stolen a thief can't take it out, to me feels like saying that pissing on your food so the person next to you won't eat it while you are gone is a good idea.

Additional points:

Any phone thief probably has the tools (or knows a guy) to remove any battery from any phone.
In case your phone has an account lock feature, that doesn't go by just removing the battery, they would have to do some advanced wiping, which would make having the unremovable battery useless anyways.
"Oh but at least i can track them down and feel like a secret agent on a mission against the thief bad guy" 1) Dont, i dont think your phone is worth your safety. 2) they can just put it in a faraday bag as others already pointed out. Or literally a tinfoil wrap. A "faraday bag" is actually a stupid piece of radiation blocking pouch you can buy for 10 euros on amazon really.

You know what instead actually prevents your phone from being stolen? Paying attention to your pockets and avoiding to flex the latest iphone model around. I am absolutely sure "safety" and "consumer security" are points companies will bring up against user-removable batteries

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