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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU (mashable.com)

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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to a draft version of the ecodesign regulation on the EU’s website, batteries should be replaceable “with no tool, a tool or set of tools that is supplied with the product or spare part, or basic tools.”

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So if I understand this correctly:

plastic cover that can be removed with fingernails: ✅
cover with phillips screws: ✅
cover with hex screws: Maybe ✅? How "Basic" are Hex screws nowadays?
cover with Apple certified™️ screws: ❌
cover with Superglue: ❌

[–] Afiefh 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hex screws are pretty standard. I'm not a lawyer, but I'd imagine they would be acceptable.

That being said, I never understood the reason to have 5 different types of screws around. Can we just have one type for everything?

[–] T156 2 points 1 year ago

Can we just have one type for everything?

That's how we get a sixth type of screw.