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New EU law requires devices to be repairable - Every phone, television or washing machine you buy in Europe must be easier to repair starting tomorrow. That’s when the European Right to Repair Act tak (www.nporadio1.nl)
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The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

  • washing machines and washer-dryers
  • dishwashers
  • refrigerators
  • electronic displays
  • welding equipment
  • servers and data storage products
  • mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
  • tumble dryers 
  • e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
  • local space heaters
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[–] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No thank you on the flathead or Philips head screws, they get burred too easily which would basically leave your phone unrepairable.

The less adhesives the better though, agreed there. Their phones are already definitely self-repairable enough for the new EU rules.

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