[layer8]

Note that devices falling under the Ecodesign Regulation are exempt from this Battery Regulation, in particular smartphones and tablets, if they fulfill certain durability and repairability requirements (which are roughly already met today, at least by Apple).

So we won’t be seeing more easily replaceable batteries in smartphones and tablets.

[peterfirefly]

> in particular smartphones and tablets, if they fulfill certain durability and repairability requirements

Which is exactly the way it should be.

[p-e-w]

The moment I saw the post title, I knew this couldn’t actually be true. Thanks for confirming that it isn’t.