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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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[–] ChatGPT@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It’s just common sense I’ve replaced so many iPhones due to a bad battery if I could pop a new one in I’d probably still have my 8 Plus.

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[–] brad@toad.work 5 points 1 year ago

This is good news. I have complete faith that tech companies will find a way to make a shitshow out of this but I hope that this is just the first of many steps like this.

[–] RogueSensei@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 4 points 1 year ago

As everyone else said very good news

[–] TheRealLDRMS@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Question.

Will this force smartphone makers to use removable batteries outside of the EU as well? Or is it just devices within the EU?

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