Manufacturers will be required to offer spare parts and publish security updates for an extended period. Energy labels will show a repairability index as well as energy efficiency.
No requirements on replaceable batteries? That’s the main thing that’s missing here. That and making the USB-C port easy to repair, and suddenly you no longer need new phones, just extended software support and repairs.
User replaceable batteries are a part of the new battery directive and will be in force from sometime in 2027 if I recall correctly.
No requirements on replaceable batteries?
Its in there. At least for phones without a high enough waterproof rating
making the USB-C port easy to repair
As far as I know it should be in there too, or at least a „make significant parts replaceable”
Its in there. At least for phones without a high enough waterproof rating
Gonna guess all the phone manufacturers will coincidentally determine that waterproofing is a feature desperately needed by the European market on all tiers.
Also won’t affect iPhones since they’re already all “waterproof.”
Wait, really? I’d love to see replaceable batteries make a comeback, but something tells me that companies will prefer to up the water resistance instead.
EU actual laws vs headlines about non excisting laws. Refering to other threads.
Great for consumers once again.
Replacing batteries in waterproof Phones isn’t a great challenge by an tech service. Repairable don’t necessarly mean DIY for the user. Most repair in phones need anyway an tech service. iPhone store certainly don’t repat it, the want to sell a new Phone, but this don’t mean that a tech service isn’t capable to do it, there are infinite examples of repaired iPhones (changing a broken scree, battery, plugs and more). The only problem is to obtain replacement pieces from the brand, but this is what the EU will force, that the brand also sell this pieces, which Apple not always do.
