[linooma_]

> You’re describing removing the rear glass (and it takes 30mins, tops, I’ve done it).

And? That just seems to prove ifixit's estimate are accurate.

> It literally says the following about removing the battery (emphasis mine)

AFTER spending 30+ minutes very carefully remove a glass cover (as you even attest to). It isn't simply unscrewing screws as portrayed.

> Complain about how hard it is to get the glass off, fine, but that’s got zilch to do with the EU law

I wasn't commenting on EU law, but how "Screws are how in fact one accesses the battery in an iPhone" is very misleading.