The European Parliament just caused a major headache for smartphone and tablet manufacturers.
  • sin_free_for_00_days@lemmy.one
    1·
    1 year ago

    Yes! I can’t believe this wasn’t a law previously. I hope my current phone lasts until 2027 because I don’t plan on buying another device without a user replaceable battery.

  • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    Great news! I remember the first cell phone I ever had I replaced the battery on twice. It’s absurd that tech companies today just expect us to trash our phones when the battery starts going.

    • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      It’s like the only way they sell new ones now.

      If batteries didn’t fail, phones from 5 years ago would still be fine. Mobile OS and app demands haven’t increased that much, so the only barrier to using our devices are the wear on the battery, and the refusal to provide security updates.

      Next we need laws forcing some kind lf bare minimum of software support, though I have no idea what that would look like.

        • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
          0·
          1 year ago

          Nah, its the biggest driver for people who care. Most people will see the “you just got your last update” notification and happily keep using the phone for several more years. It’s not safe, but the reason that actually makes people dump their old phones right now, is the battery.

          There are ways to make phone batteries replaceable, and water-resistant. One would be to allow water to enter the battery compartment, but make everything inside impervious to water, and merely protect the electrical contacts with something. We survived thicker phones before, we will again.

          And besides, the main reason people value water resistance, is because if you do drop your phone in a lake, you can’t have it affordably repaired, so people pay a premium for phones that are resistant to being damaged in the first place.