Not since 2014 😤

I miss replaceable batteries.

EU forcing manufacturers to all have removable batteries again by 2027.

Nothing like "upgrading" your phone's life back in the day by buying a bigger battery replacement
- Replaceable batteries. I don't think it means popping open a battery cover like the old days, I think it means a way to DIY repair to replace the battery.
Fairphone, Gigaset
- Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro
Soon™

If only batteries where still that easy to replace. I'd never buy a new phone again.

I swirched to fairphone almost exclusively because their phone has an easily swappable battery (it's very modular and easily repairable on top of that)

But if I'm not mistaken then there are new EU regulations coming that demand all batteries be replaceable, so hopefully this won't be an issue for much longer
- The first thing I did with my Fairphone was to root it, and tweak the internal BMS/charge controller settings via a terminal. My ~4 year old device battery pretty much still runs like new, still get 2 days of standby.
  
  From what I read on the FP forums though, users running stock tend to swap out their batteries every 1-2 years, like I had to on my old Galaxy S5. Most manufacturers' default battery charge profiles target the longest runtime, causing batteries to really degrade quickly.
  
  For consumers that upgrade every 1-2y they won't notice this issue, but for those of us who want their phone to last longer than that, we notice this really quickly... in these cases having a swappable battery is a must
  
  On the topic of modularity, I had my FP's vibration motor die on me, that was a very easy fix of literally opening up the device, swapping the module, and done. Absolutely love it!
- 2027, iirc
- Yesss Fairphone is pretty awesome and still powerful :)
- I wonder what this is gonna look like on AirPods. I think (?) this applies to them too.
IME the battery isn't the issue, especially if you get a phone with a big battery to begin with.

It's the lack of updates that's the issue which means you can no longer use certain critical apps (banking, government, etc.) on your phone.

The phone becomes obsolete before the battery ever dies.
- You can always switch to some custom rom after you stop getting updates
- Who cares, if I can't use those apps even if it isn't outdated but I just want to remove the ton of built-in data mining crap.
The EU has mandated that every phone should have an easily replaceable battery by 2027
- Need to go to the EU then
With many phones its still somewhat easy, but you need to take the risk of e.g. breaking the back-cover (specially when its made of acryl or glass).
It's why I haven't bought one since 2016.

Funnily enough, this made the phone less likely to break, as it would offload a bunch of the impact force onto the battery.

Right where we want the force to go, the explody bit.
- Well, it does launch it across the room so it's not near you.

At least the phone still works after one drop.

Just like my 🎤

Oh God My rotten brain

My old phone explodes into three parts when it falls down: Cover, battery and SIM card. You know what? I’ve thrown that shitty old thing dozens if not hundreds of times on the floor and it still works. Unlike your precious $3000 smart phones that can’t handle a single face plant.

IF YOUR DEVICE IS HAND-HELD BUT CAN’T WITHSTAND A FALL FROM HAND HEIGHT, IT’S BROKEN BY DESIGN

What phone costs $3k?
- probably just a hyperbole
- galaxy fold 9 or iphone 26 with Storage speced out might be in that price range lol there are some flagships that are in the 2k segment so buy a smartwatch and some headphone and viola~ you spend 3k on a phone and some accessories

Apple mfs when their battery has a bad day and they can FINALLY buy their third iphone in two months:

:D

Fairphone moment

Can't reproduce. My FairPhone is an indestructible tank.
You guys Europeans? I've heard we can't get Fairphone 5 in the US, and also, I've heard bad things about the battery. You guys happy with your Fairphones? I'm just feeling out my options.

you mean the good old days when phone producers still had a bit of respect for what they were doing?

I will be glad if I have removable batteries in my phone.

Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro. XCover 6, for short...XCover 7 is released internationally, may or may not hit US. Haven't looked it up for a while. It better fucking come to the US. 😡

$1K+ smartphones & folding smartphones are bullshit.

They really should have built those batteries with screws that can still be easy to replace, but won't fly out as easily

Maybe don't drop your phone

Oh no. This brought to the surface a memory I had been repressing. I was in college, one of the early classes with the tiered row seating and like 150 students. I was running late when I stepped into the classroom, gave a polite wave to the Professor, and headed to one of the front rows to show good faith. Halfway down this room my damn phone, which I had always had on vibrate, decided it would take a call and let me, and everyone else in the room, know. I was only reminded because I almost dropped it as I scrambled wildly to silence the sounds it was making.

So yeah, thanks for that. Reliving some of the shame and embarrassment now.

And for some reason the phone is still intact .