(No, just keep on. These kinds of regulations were long overdue)

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    1 year ago

    Something that I haven’t seen mentioned on this topic:

    having a spare charged battery with you also have so much more sense than carrying a powerbank. No losses transferring power to phone, no excessive heat, MUCH lighter.

    This is what we have for radios (walkie-talkies), drones, cameras, but not for phones, where we really need this.

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      1 year ago

      We’re not necessarily talking about “pop the back open and slam a new one in” batteries a la Nokia 3310, but rather being able to replace a battery at the end of its lifecycle without special expertise and tools, but still, with some amount of effort required.

      That’s the requirement at least, but companies are of course free to choose either approach.

      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.”

      https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/24/23771064/european-union-battery-regulation-ecodesign-user-replacable-batteries

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        1 year ago

        Thank you for clarification and context.

        I’m daydreaming about potential feature and sell point some manufacturers may adapt to bring this regulation further into a win-win for themselves and customers. So yes, essentially bring me 3310 back :)

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          1 year ago

          God damn people here are fucking civil and understanding here

          I feel like I’m on Reddit in the late ‘00s again.

          Thanks mate.

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        1 year ago

        But when Apple ships the replacement battery with the Apple self service tools that they have today. Would that even change something for the iPhone? The amount of expertise is questionable.