L4sBotMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agoAll smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EUmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square407fedilinkarrow-up11.83Kfile-text
arrow-up11.83Kexternal-linkAll smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EUmashable.comL4sBotMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square407fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoI believe it says the battery has to be replaceable by the end-user without any kind of tools or heat.
minus-squareexulinkfedilinkEnglish4•11 months agoCommon screw drivers are ok, or they include the specialised screw driver in the package. Heat is a no go though, which makes me very happy.
minus-square@Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months ago According to a draft version of the ecodesign regulation on the EU’s website, batteries should be replaceable “with no tool, a tool or set of tools that is supplied with the product or spare part, or basic tools.” Source
minus-squareNeshuralinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agoSo if I understand this correctly: plastic cover that can be removed with fingernails: ✅ cover with phillips screws: ✅ cover with hex screws: Maybe ✅? How “Basic” are Hex screws nowadays? cover with Apple certified™️ screws: ❌ cover with Superglue: ❌
minus-square@Afiefh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agoHex screws are pretty standard. I’m not a lawyer, but I’d imagine they would be acceptable. That being said, I never understood the reason to have 5 different types of screws around. Can we just have one type for everything?
I believe it says the battery has to be replaceable by the end-user without any kind of tools or heat.
Common screw drivers are ok, or they include the specialised screw driver in the package. Heat is a no go though, which makes me very happy.
Source
So if I understand this correctly:
Hex screws are pretty standard. I’m not a lawyer, but I’d imagine they would be acceptable.
That being said, I never understood the reason to have 5 different types of screws around. Can we just have one type for everything?