How EU just changed smartphones forever

How EU law changed smartphones forever, All smartphones will soon have removable batteries, Removable batteries are back how EU vote changed smartphones forever, EU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide ,no more glued together junk, New EU regulation plans for smartphones to include replaceable batteries These new phones will have to be obsolete cause it will not comply with new EU law stating all phone batteries should be removable to protect the environment there's good news for those who want more control over their phone's battery. Thanks to a new regulation adopted by the European Council, every smartphone in Europe will be required to have a replaceable battery by 2027. The goal is to make smartphones — and the materials used to make them — more sustainable. The European Council's newly adopted regulation will monitor the entire lifecycles of batteries — from production to use to recycling. "Batteries are key to the decarbonisation process and the EU's shift towards zero-emission modes of transport," Teresa Ribera, Spanish minister for the ecological transition said in a news release. "At the same time end-of-life batteries contain many valuable resources and we must be able to reuse those critical raw materials instead of relying on third countries for supplies. The new rules will promote the competitiveness of European industry and ensure new batteries are sustainable and contribute to the green transition." Why nearly every smartphone will have a replaceable battery by 2027 by ADAM FORGIE | The National Desk Monday, Jul 17th 2023 Why nearly every smartphone will have a replaceable battery by 2027 by ADAM FORGIE | WASHINGTON (TND) — Those who have owned a smartphone for more than a couple of years know the battery's performance gradually loses power over time Now, there's good news for those who want more control over their phone's battery. Thanks to a new regulation adopted by the European Council, every smartphone in Europe will be required to have a replaceable battery by 2027.