Yes! I can’t believe this wasn’t a law previously. I hope my current phone lasts until 2027 because I don’t plan on buying another device without a user replaceable battery.
Great news! I remember the first cell phone I ever had I replaced the battery on twice. It’s absurd that tech companies today just expect us to trash our phones when the battery starts going.
It’s like the only way they sell new ones now.
If batteries didn’t fail, phones from 5 years ago would still be fine. Mobile OS and app demands haven’t increased that much, so the only barrier to using our devices are the wear on the battery, and the refusal to provide security updates.
Next we need laws forcing some kind lf bare minimum of software support, though I have no idea what that would look like.
On a side note, are there any plans for the Fair phone to reach other nations?
The thought of fixing a phone with a single Philips and easy parts access gets me giddy
