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It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:

The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.

  • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Can you point me to that USBC clarification? I thought that they had only specified a wired charging standard and that you could get around it by using only wireless charging.

    I’m pretty sure I read a similar exception for this battery law that was gonna make it not really apply to phones, but I can’t find it now.

    • kernelle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      In response to this rumor, European Commissioner Thierry Breton has sent Apple a letter warning the company that limiting the functionality of USB-C cables would not be permitted and would prevent iPhones from being sold in the EU when the law goes into effect, according to German newspaper Die Zeit.

      Source

      No exceptions.

    • Digester@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Leaks suggests that the iPhone 15 will have a USB-C charging port. Also I can’t imagine Apple going full wireless thus incapacitating the user’s ability to effectively use the phone while charging.

      • DrQuint@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        Also I can’t imagine Apple going full wireless

        I can. They’ll just figure out some sort of clamping accessory for their wireless chargers.

        • pacman326@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          They already have magsafe chargers. TBH that would be the best move for Apple. The downside would be no more direct cable data backups. That makes me think no choice but USBC for this next phone.