withersailor@aussie.zone to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoEuropean Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batterieswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up1602arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1602arrow-down1external-linkEuropean Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batterieswww.techspot.comwithersailor@aussie.zone to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square227fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarePJBAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoNow require manufacturers to provide like 5 years of OS updates so devices aren’t insecure bricks once you get updates. OR disallow banking apps from blocking custom ROMs/root, so you can just install your own updates ROM without losing updates.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoFive years OS upgrades. I was mistaken though it’s not law yet, just a finished commission proposal, scroll down to the end and look at the annex. Oh wait that’s actually the same thing that’s promising replaceable batteries.
Now require manufacturers to provide like 5 years of OS updates so devices aren’t insecure bricks once you get updates.
OR disallow banking apps from blocking custom ROMs/root, so you can just install your own updates ROM without losing updates.
Already a EU regulation.
Huh? Which part?
Five years OS upgrades. I was mistaken though it’s not law yet, just a finished commission proposal, scroll down to the end and look at the annex.
Oh wait that’s actually the same thing that’s promising replaceable batteries.
Oh shit, amazing!