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What about an iPhone. Can you change the battery without specialized tools?

• Daneel_ 9mo ago
  From 2027 onwards the answer will need to be yes, as a result of these standards.
  • darkwater 9mo ago
    And this time the whole world can thank the EU, Apple is definitely not going to create a special iPhone hardware just for us.
    • fragmede 9mo ago
      Except they do. Theres country specific variations of the iPhone, with Hong Kong being the special region that got dual sim.
    • macintux 9mo ago
      Or curse the EU, if the compromises necessary to make the battery replaceable result in a less robust product.
      • darkwater 9mo ago
        If you don't care about e-waste and repairability, of course.
        • macintux 9mo ago
          If the phone is less waterproof or otherwise breaks more frequently, it could result in more e-waste.
  • dspillett 9mo ago
    Or Apple will throw a hissy fit¹, stop selling them directly here, but get the sales anyway as people will buy them elsewhere and import to sell on the grey market. -------- [1] Though last time they did that, disabling existing features in response to the app stores decision, they backed down PDQ, so maybe that threat would have no weight.