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Nickolas Diaz

The EU pushes smartphone makers to let consumers 'easily remove' their batteries

The back of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra green colorway on a railroad track

What you need to know

  • The European Parliament has passed revision to pre-existing laws which would make OEMs bring back the removable back panel on phones.
  • This would allow consumers to remove their own phone batteries without needing to pay a service to do so and without extra tools.
  • The EU has passed a similar law, for the sake of the consumer, when it required all companies to use USB-C as the standard charging port for devices.
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