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Once again the EU showing the world that they are pro-consumer.
this is more sustainability oriented though
Seems related, if not the same.
Some consumers (especially those who don't appreciate world burning around their kids) don't want to buy a new device every 1-3 years just because of batteries.
Yea, now you can do it because there's no OS updates for security vulnerabilities. Maybe they should mandate updates or unlocked bootloaders so we can use OSs that update like on PCs...
Rather the latter. Forced updates would potentially be low quality while increasing the price of devices. There are many devices from small brands which are very cheap and get no updates. For example, I think it was in 2016 when I got Lark Cumulus 5HD for €50. The specs were fairly good, and while it never got any updates, the OS wasn't laggy at all. I don't think I've ever seen it lag or freeze. So far the best ~~phone~~ smartphone I had, ironically also the cheapest.
Then they release updates that slows down your device.... Unlocked bootloaders with standard architecture so that one can intall many OS is what we needed. Currently for android devices, custom ROM makers have to develop OS for EACH FUCKIN PHONE, seperately
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I really wonder how common that is. I how do you use your phone to get battery issues that quickly. Or what type of phone has those issues. To me this seems like a rare occurrence, an exception not the norm.
Phone companies actively design those things to get worse with time. Especially when you hit the two year mark it usualy drastically decreases in a very short period of time. And even if they didn't its pretty normal for a battery to get worse after two years of active use with constant charging and unchanging. Especially because we tend to not care for our batteries that much.