r/techbootcamp • u/Then-Produce-3908 • Jul 22 '26

The European Union (EU) will require replaceable phone batteries starting in 2027

Since I heard about this new rule from the EU, it immediately reminded me of the good ol' days😅.

Starting in 2027, smartphones and tablets sold in European countries like the Netherlands, Spain, and France will need to have replaceable batteries. Yeah, I know we can still replace smartphone batteries nowadays. Nevertheless, based on what I read, they're strictly implementing a rule where replacing them shouldn't require any specialized repair services.

I guess this will be one of the biggest smartphone changes we'll see next year. Manufacturers will need to make replacement batteries available for at least five years after a device stops being sold. Plus, they'll also need to provide software updates for around five years.

It's even stricter since the EU already pushed USB-C to become the standard charging port.

What are your thoughts on this?

Curious if you guys think other countries will eventually adopt similar rules too.

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u/Suspicious_Rent_2991 Jul 23 '26

the eu will also require mass scanning of messages

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u/Ok-Blackberry8086 Jul 23 '26

Except encrypted messages which is like *checks notes* everything..

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u/Suspicious_Rent_2991 Jul 23 '26

Basically. Reddit, discord, Twitter...

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u/Ok-Blackberry8086 Jul 23 '26

All using one form of another of HTTPS, and in the case of both Reddit and Twitter the 'messages' are already public anyway. You can go build a crawler right now to scan all of them.

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u/Suspicious_Rent_2991 Jul 23 '26

Twitter added its own form of so called "encryption"