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EU will require removable batteries from 2027 (www.consilium.europa.eu)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So the 2027 iPhone should have USB-C and a removable battery as long as it’s bought in the EU. Luckily they’re all unlocked and it’s only 35 minutes on the train from England to France. Guess I’ll be getting my phones from France from 2027.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they might just go pure wireless too to avoid USB-C. Not sure how the are going to do with the battery, but there will be some trick.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As long as I don’t have to keep a lightning cable just for my phone I’ll be happy. Everything else I have is USB-C.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Lightning cable for wireless charger.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It'll also have third party apps. Wondering how hard it would be to import a European iphone into the US.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m not convinced of the benefits of allowing third party apps on the iPhone. I used to have a Galaxy and the store was full of shovelware.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Apps in the store are not "3rd party".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If this become the outcome, I will definitely return back to Apple & be an new happy owner of the next iPhone.