All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU

cordlesslamp , 10 months ago

Apple in 2027: This is not a battery, it's a.....umm ....... Ultra High Density Low Current Super Capacitor.

dodslaser , 10 months ago

EU: Ok, then in addition to that UHDLCSC you also need a removable battery.

Henry , 10 months ago

EU: All smartphones must has the ability to load Android, including iPhones.

mypasswordis1234 , 10 months ago

or installing any OS you want without voiding the warranty? I mean when you buy a computer, no one cares if you install Windows or Linux. So why do smartphone manufacturers care?

pHr34kY , 10 months ago

Well, an unlockable bootloader that allows flashing any operating system would be nice. You can install Linux on a Macbook, so why not an iPhone?

Hardware should not ever be locked to an operating system.

pmarcilus , 10 months ago

You stress it like it's a bad thing

paintbucketholder , 10 months ago

"But it would be bad for my favorite trillion dollar corporation and for their bottom line!!!!!"

I'll never understand consumers who insist to take the side of the corporation rather than the side of the customer on these issues.

focusedkiwibear , 10 months ago

Because this isn’t good for the consumer only short sighted leftists who love others taking control for them are cool with the government telling companies how they can make their products

paintbucketholder , 10 months ago

Instead of posting a rant about "short sighted leftists," why don't you explain precisely why it would be so horrible if users were able to install whatever operating system they wanted to install on the devices they've purchased with their own money?

__dev , 10 months ago

You say that like Apple would have to put in a ton of work for that. Android can already run on iPhones. It's just an ARM computer. Project Sandcastle already exists. All they have to do is allow unlocking the bootloader just like they do on macs.

mlfh , 10 months ago

Thank fucking god for the EU, for fighting for global digital rights where nobody else does.