European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries

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European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries
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This is a step in the right direction, but because phones are now extremely sophisticated they frequent need security updates, but phone manufacturers only support a phone for about 3 years that also needs tackling because that will also help reduce ewaste.

That is the dumbest ewaste for "smart" devices ever!

If the manufacturer isn't willing to support it then they should be mandated to release the firmware to the world.

Five years software support are mandatory in the EU. Germany wanted at least seven but couldn't convince the rest