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I guess they have good intentions but you can't simply make a phone have a replaceable battery since phones are tightly packed nowadays, you may have to change

I guess they have good intentions but you can't simply make a phone have a replaceable battery since phones are tightly packed nowadays, you may have to change the way the phone is packaged quite considerably if the battery is not near the back of the phone. Also whats the point of replacing the battery of an out-of-support phone? Even excluding Android being out of date some applications will not let you even connect to their servers if your application is too out of date.

999900000999 5y ago
2 things, if your a heavy user your battery will be toast before the warranty. My S8 is still supported but the battery is long gone. Second, what if I want to install a custom ROM which is updated. Not everyone can buy a new phone every year.
trasz 5y ago
I got the impression that it’s not about _user_ replaceable batteries - the article explicitly mentions tools. You don’t need to redesign the phone for this - just don’t use glue and non-standard screws.
advisedwang 5y ago
If EU regulates things like battery life that make it viable to use a phone for 5+ years and people start doing that, then the industry will start to offer longer support lives as a differentiator.
xg15 5y ago
> Also whats the point of replacing the battery of an out-of-support phone? Even excluding Android being out of date some applications will not let you even connect to their servers if your application is too out of date. Call me paranoid, but simply having a way to turn a phone definitely off is already a valuable feature, I believe. Also, the ability to quickly swap out a drained battery for charged one was an extremely useful feature. The whole product segment of power packs basically exists as an inferior replacement for that.
- meristohm 5y ago
  I miss my Samsung Galaxy S3 for regular use. Sure, it felt rather cheap, but it was small and light, had removable storage, and I had a couple spare batteries. I still use it for audiobooks.

999900000999 5y ago

2 things, if your a heavy user your battery will be toast before the warranty. My S8 is still supported but the battery is long gone. Second, what if I want to install a custom ROM which is updated. Not everyone can buy a new phone every year.

trasz 5y ago

I got the impression that it’s not about _user_ replaceable batteries - the article explicitly mentions tools. You don’t need to redesign the phone for this - just don’t use glue and non-standard screws.

advisedwang 5y ago

If EU regulates things like battery life that make it viable to use a phone for 5+ years and people start doing that, then the industry will start to offer longer support lives as a differentiator.

xg15 5y ago

> Also whats the point of replacing the battery of an out-of-support phone? Even excluding Android being out of date some applications will not let you even connect to their servers if your application is too out of date. Call me paranoid, but simply having a way to turn a phone definitely off is already a valuable feature, I believe. Also, the ability to quickly swap out a drained battery for charged one was an extremely useful feature. The whole product segment of power packs basically exists as an inferior replacement for that.

meristohm 5y ago
I miss my Samsung Galaxy S3 for regular use. Sure, it felt rather cheap, but it was small and light, had removable storage, and I had a couple spare batteries. I still use it for audiobooks.