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Against Apple: EU Commission wants to make battery replacement easier

by Milan
February 25, 2020
in News
Chiang Rai, Thailand: September 13, 2018 - Close-up image of Technician hands tried to remove, take of, change or replace Apple iPhone 6 battery degenerate or damage.

Chiang Rai, Thailand: September 13, 2018 - Close-up image of Technician hands tried to remove, take of, change or replace Apple iPhone 6 battery degenerate or damage.

Apple and the EU Commission are certainly no longer friends. Brussels is now planning to make changes to the area of replaceable smartphone batteries - the iPhone is therefore not consumer-friendly.

Some would call it harassment. What sounds absurd is actually true. The EU Commission now wants to force Apple to make it easier to replace the battery in the iPhone. According to this, Apple is to redesign the use of batteries in iPhone and iPad in the future so that consumers can also replace them easily. (Is this really necessary?) – this is what the Dutch platform reports tweakers. According to initial information, there is already a draft that addresses the new EU directive. The plan is for all smartphone and tablet manufacturers to change the design of the batteries so that users can also replace them. The aim is to ensure that consumers use the devices for longer. In addition to smartphones and tablets, headphones are also affected. My next Tips & Tricks Article – “How to replace the battery in AirPods” – is already in the works, yay. 

Regulation for software updates also under discussion

What this regulation essentially entails is unknown. In addition to Apple, companies such as Samsung and Huawei are also being targeted. Furthermore, according to the report, all manufacturers are expected to make full documentation on such repairs available to all consumers. In addition to the battery issue, software updates are also being discussed. The European Commission wants to ensure that devices receive important software updates over a longer period of time. In this case, Apple, for once, is not included. The establishment of a kind of collection point for old smartphones and other devices is also part of the directive. The draft is currently being kept under wraps, but publication has already been scheduled for March. The details of the plan remain to be seen. As soon as it is published, I will, of course, report on it. If you would like to read more about EU plans regarding Apple, I recommend "The Fate of the Lightning Port" – see below. (Photo by Poravute Siriphiroon / Bigstockphoto)

  • European Union: Apple's fight for the Lightning connector
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