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All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027 (www.theolivepress.es)
submitted 6 months ago by [M, B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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[–] 27 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Repairability has never been an Apple thing.

I've replaced the keyboard on a Macbook, I swear there were 40 screw in that thing, and I'm not exaggerating for effect or anything. About every 2 keys it was screwed to the case from the bottom.

I've also done an iphone battery a couple times for friends, it's a nightmare, but now pretty much all phones are difficult. I have to do the batteries on my Razr soon and I'm not looking forward to it.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago

    FWIW they’re definitely improving in that regard, probably because they know legislation like this is coming.

    The iPhone 16 replaced the frustrating glue strips with a special adhesive that unsticks with an electric current, and the MacBook Neo is apparently really easy to get into for simple repairs.

    Still a long way to go, but it’s encouraging.

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