Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That's far from the case today...
    • redtea
      4·
      1 year ago

      Loss of headphone jacks was the worst change for me. I’ve never had a problem with batteries. My phones have become obsolete due to software updates that brick them or because the hardware can’t get the latest security updates and I don’t want to take the risk. A power button went on one phone (Google Nexus something or other) because LG(?) installed a weak plastic rocker and made it unreplaceable. Absolutely nothing else wrong with it but it was just out of warranty.

  • CaptainJanegay@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    This is great news, but I hope they also take steps to incentivise manufacturers to actually sell the batteries. Sure, you can get them on ebay, but the quality is variable.

      • LogischesWindows@feddit.de
        2·
        1 year ago

        I knew someone was gonna say that but of course I want it to be thin when I have it in my pocket the whole day. I have a case on my phone that makes it thicker and you can already kinda see it through my pants which doesn’t really look good

        • redtea
          3·
          1 year ago

          Phones haven’t been thin since manufacturers started to stick half an inch of lens of two or more too many cameras on the back. With some clever engineering, phones wouldn’t have to get that much thicker. They could just smooth off the back and shuffle the components.

          They wouldn’t need cases so much if they were (a) made properly and (b) made repairable, either, but that’s another uphill battle.

          While I’m moaning, can I also complain about shitty glass screen protectors that add another couple of mil to the thickness and break constantly. Never had a screen crack while using a thinner plastic screen cover but they’re almost impossible to find nowadays.

  • JICMan@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’d love to see it this would actually give some phones a longer lifespan. Especially for people like me that “charge” their phone 24/7 because of USB-Tethering.