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It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:

The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.

  • baked_tea@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It improved enough in the last years to allow foldable smartphones… it can improve enough by 2027 to make batteries replaceable.

    • jubalvoid@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Always possible, and given the choice between a phone without a replaceable battery vs [functionally] the same phone with one I’ll always take the latter, but consumer battery tech has moved at a glacial pace compared to screen tech. Samsung plays in both industries though so maybe this’ll light a fire for them to speed up battery development.