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It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027

www.androidauthority.com It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027

Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.

It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027

TL;DR

The European Council has ended its adoption procedure for rules related to phones with replaceable batteries.
By 2027, all phones released in the EU must have a battery the user can easily replace with no tools or expertise.
The regulation intends to introduce a circular economy for batteries.

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Although I support the idea, I'm not sure how useful this is for android phones. All android phones I've owned have long gone out of update support before the batteries have noticeably degraded.
- 4 years since the last update on my phone, I really don't see why I would change unless core apps like Firefox were to stop working.
  
  Software doesn't stop working. Up to date software becomes so slow on obsolete hardware it makes you pull your hair out trying to use it.
  
  Other than now lemmy, the only other apps I use are Firefox and email/messaging apps. Hardly need that much performance.
  
  Security updates
- Exactly. I don't even keep a phone for longer than 3-5 years. The batteries on my last few phones were still great when I traded them in.

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