It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.
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Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.
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Does this mean they'll mandate SD card slots and headphone ports too?
11 0 ReplyDoubtful since those are not required for the life/longevity of the tech.
8 0 ReplyWhich this isn't totally solving. Don't get me wrong this is a good thing. But the real issue with planned obsolescence is OS support.
2 0 ReplyVery true, limited OS support kills most devices eventually, sadly there is only so much you can mandate as many apps and programs will stop working on old OS as they are updated. What should be criminal is apple patching old OS too purposely slow them down.
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Don't worry. Phone manufacturers will appease this in the most frustrating way possible. Kind of like how apple does the at home replacement hardware.
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