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The whole discussion on what the EU is doing has devolved into this idea that everyone will be forced to offer a backplate that pops out and a battery you can r
by philistine 27d ago
The whole discussion on what the EU is doing has devolved into this idea that everyone will be forced to offer a backplate that pops out and a battery you can remove with your fingers.
The directive is far more complicated, and you will not see that at all.
- gmueckl 27d agoThe regulation doesn't mean batteries have to be made swappable with just bare hands. Common tools and some simple, easily undoable gluing is still acceptable. It gets a battery replacement from a process that risks breaking glass parts, overheating components etc.. to something that can be done by a moderately skilled person with a moderately well stocked toolbox in an afternoon.
- maccard 27d agoIsn’t that the case already for most devices? I can pay £80 and have a guy show up in a van and replace the battery in my iPhone in his van in 30 minutes or so.
- oblio 27d agoYes, and a lot of that happened in preparation for this specific EU directive. This happens a lot, see Samsung and Apple announcing more years of security updates and feature updates, Apple announcing the switch to USB-C for the iPhone. Once it's clear the EU will not budge, some big companies will just switch over in advance, other companies will lag.
- mitxela 26d agoThe guy has trained himself to replace iPhone batteries and carries special tools for each model of iPhone in his van because it's not a simple process. The new law says he should only need a screwdriver set (roughly).
- maccard 26d ago> something that can be done by a moderately skilled person with a moderately well stocked toolbox in an afternoon This is what the OP said, and what I was replying too.