▲ 1792 ▼ 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) submitted 2 months ago* by inari@piefed.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 282 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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
[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) what if the phone is broken and has been disassembled? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) The internet doesn't stop existing when your phone breaks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child) no but i'm not talking about me. i'm talking about tyler, 27, who just gets a new phone and doesn't care about whatever accounts the old one had, so he throws it away and now the parts are available at a repair shop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) From Apple's side, this situation is indistinguishable from the phone having been stolen. P.S. Although maybe there's a way to learn to what account a part is locked, and write to them 'hey bro, could you please unlock this phone you threw away'. Then again, the repair shop also can't know that the phone wasn't stolen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) The internet doesn't stop existing when your phone breaks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child) no but i'm not talking about me. i'm talking about tyler, 27, who just gets a new phone and doesn't care about whatever accounts the old one had, so he throws it away and now the parts are available at a repair shop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) From Apple's side, this situation is indistinguishable from the phone having been stolen. P.S. Although maybe there's a way to learn to what account a part is locked, and write to them 'hey bro, could you please unlock this phone you threw away'. Then again, the repair shop also can't know that the phone wasn't stolen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child) no but i'm not talking about me. i'm talking about tyler, 27, who just gets a new phone and doesn't care about whatever accounts the old one had, so he throws it away and now the parts are available at a repair shop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) From Apple's side, this situation is indistinguishable from the phone having been stolen. P.S. Although maybe there's a way to learn to what account a part is locked, and write to them 'hey bro, could you please unlock this phone you threw away'. Then again, the repair shop also can't know that the phone wasn't stolen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) From Apple's side, this situation is indistinguishable from the phone having been stolen. P.S. Although maybe there's a way to learn to what account a part is locked, and write to them 'hey bro, could you please unlock this phone you threw away'. Then again, the repair shop also can't know that the phone wasn't stolen. permalink fedilink source parent