The European Union is working on legislation that would require smartphone design to have easily replaceable batteries, but we doubt Apple would agree willingly.
  • TCB13@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Yes the batteries are cemented into the chassis :D The last 3 times I tried to use the pull tabs they added they simply broke before the battery was out.

    • Dark_Blade@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I mean, that sucks for you but pull-tabs are considered ‘repair-friendly’ by pretty much everyone in the Right to Repair movement.

      • TCB13@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        I believe they might work for a bit of time, but with usage and eat they probably go bad and end up breaking. If you see on YouTube Rossman and others they’ve similar experiences.

          • TCB13@lemmy.world
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            11 months ago

            He seems mostly iPhones, and his experiences with pull tabs are similar to mine.

              • TCB13@lemmy.world
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                11 months ago

                Or simply avid that BS all together and hold batteries in place with screws and/or a simple metal slab holding it in place.

                • Dark_Blade@lemmy.world
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                  11 months ago

                  If they can do that without increasing the phone’s size/thickness or compromising its performance and/or battery life, I’d be all for it.