New rules accepted by the EU Parliament will force all smartphones in the EU to have replaceable batteries by 2027.
Back in June the European Union (EU) Parliament voted to move forward with new rules that would force phone manufacturers to design their devices to allow users to easily replace the batteries on their phones without using any special tools or having any special knowledge. You might recall that the iPhone, when it was first released in 2007, was considered the odd phone out since it came with a battery that could not be removed. Now, most phones come with non-replaceable batteries.This week, the European Council agreed to the rules (via AndroidAuthority) which means that both the Council and Parliament need to sign off on them. Once that happens, 20 days after the rules are published in the EU’s Official Journal, the rules go into effect which means that all phones sold in the EU must have replaceable batteries by 2027.
