iPhone under repair (Photo: ShutterStock)
The European Union continues to attack the technology giants:
after the approval of the law that stated that all smartphones sold in the Union starting in the fall of 2024, including the iPhone, will be equipped with a USB-C socket as a universal standard, the European Union got an appetite, and now they are initiating new legislation that will require that batteries in smartphones be accessible and easy to replace .
New proposed legislation in the Union will oblige electronics manufacturers to ensure that consumers can easily remove and replace batteries themselves.
The proposal came after additional demands that (mainly) bent the hand of Apple, which is known for its closed garden policy, also in issues such as access to the NFC chip in the iPhone by third-party banking applications, and third-party application stores.
Now, the website PocketNow, which discovered the new legislation, reports that the new legislation will actually require manufacturers to return to producing devices with batteries that can be replaced by consumers, along with the collection of old batteries, when the stated purpose of the legislation is to reduce electronic waste, including the recycling of minerals and hazardous materials from content such as cobalt , lead, lithium and nickel - which can be used for the production of new batteries.
The Union also set targets for overall percentages of recycled materials to be used in new batteries.
Soon: Apple will be required to switch to USB-C as well (Photo: ShutterStock)
It should be noted that the bill refers to all batteries sold in the Union, and not only to personal electronic devices: car batteries, electric scooter and bicycle batteries and even electric cars.
The Union's ultimate goal is to get rid of non-rechargeable batteries in general use by 2030.
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