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EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into force (www.france24.com)

submitted 6 days ago by minyaen@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Just get a Fairphone, with every module screwed into place. Except the battery, you can just take that out by hand.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That's true, but if the EU could force every phone maker to make the battery replaceable by the customer this would be a huuuuuuge step in the right direction and reduce electronic waste.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's already enforced. All devices sold in the EU from 2027 will need a user-replaceable battery.

We're going to see some manufacturers come out with those devices sooner, though. I hope.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago

Ah thanks, didnt knew that.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

Also, the batteries need to be available at a reasonable price to the user.
Or they'll start scheming