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Sounds like this is specific to smartphones. Though I would love to see user replaceable batteries in smart watches.

crooked-v 3y ago
Nope, it's everything. From the EU document: > Any natural or legal person that places on the market products incorporating portable batteries shall ensure that those batteries are readily removable and replaceable by the end-user at any time during the lifetime of the product. That obligation shall only apply to entire batteries and not to individual cells or other parts included in such batteries. > A portable battery shall be considered readily removable by the end-user where it can be removed from a product with the use of commercially available tools, without requiring the use of specialised tools, unless provided free of charge with the product, proprietary tools, thermal energy, or solvents to disassemble the product. > The obligations laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply where continuity of power supply is necessary and a permanent connection between the product and the respective portable battery is required to ensure the safety of the user and the appliance or, for products that collect and supply data as their main function, for data integrity reasons.
- Dig1t 3y ago
  >That obligation shall only apply to entire batteries and not to individual cells or other parts included in such batteries. 2024 will be the year that Apple stops selling the iPhone and releases the all new iBattery. It's a special battery that's also a revolutionary communications device!
  - miki123211 3y ago
    There's no need for that, Apple can just implement Reverse charging for the iPhone, which would actually make it a battery.
  - layer8 3y ago
    Not sure they’ll be able to maintain profits if they sell replacement batteries at a “reasonable” price as required by the regulation.
- classified 3y ago
  By 2027 our smartphones will be even more data sucking surveillance monsters so that your last paragraph will save them from having their batteries made replaceable.

Nope, it's everything. From the EU document: > Any natural or legal person that places on the market products incorporating portable batteries shall ensure that those batteries are readily removable and replaceable by the end-user at any time during the lifetime of the product. That obligation shall only apply to entire batteries and not to individual cells or other parts included in such batteries. > A portable battery shall be considered readily removable by the end-user where it can be removed from a product with the use of commercially available tools, without requiring the use of specialised tools, unless provided free of charge with the product, proprietary tools, thermal energy, or solvents to disassemble the product. > The obligations laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply where continuity of power supply is necessary and a permanent connection between the product and the respective portable battery is required to ensure the safety of the user and the appliance or, for products that collect and supply data as their main function, for data integrity reasons.

Dig1t 3y ago
>That obligation shall only apply to entire batteries and not to individual cells or other parts included in such batteries. 2024 will be the year that Apple stops selling the iPhone and releases the all new iBattery. It's a special battery that's also a revolutionary communications device!
- miki123211 3y ago
  There's no need for that, Apple can just implement Reverse charging for the iPhone, which would actually make it a battery.
- layer8 3y ago
  Not sure they’ll be able to maintain profits if they sell replacement batteries at a “reasonable” price as required by the regulation.
classified 3y ago
By 2027 our smartphones will be even more data sucking surveillance monsters so that your last paragraph will save them from having their batteries made replaceable.