Summer Jo   ā˜€ļøApr 26

The EU is introducing an energy label for phones, together with mandatory requirements for phones sold in the EU;

- 5 years of software updates (AFTER they stop selling the device in the EU)

- providing important hardware parts (during sale and for 7 years after), including free software (if needed), to every repair shop, within 5-10 business days

- batteries have to make 800 charging cycles and still be above 80% original capacity

And on top of that, phones and tablets need this energy label (which also includes a fall damage durability and repairability score), and abide by the above requirements, from 20 June 2025.

(https://energy-efficient-products.ec.europa.eu/product-list/smartphones-and-tablets_en)

Smartphones and Tablets

Product Energy Efficiency - Smartphones and Tablets. The 2023 regulations cover smartphones, feature phones, cordless phones and slate tablets. They do not apply to tablet computers, to products with flexible main display (roll-up), and to smartphones for high security communication. Energy labelling is foreseen only for smartphones and slate tablets.

Energy Efficient Products
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@ShadowJonathan Iā€™m impressed! Now next up, the EU will mandate each phone to have a constant connection to police servers or something insane like that
Apr 26 at 10:53amWeb
Show threadRobin Syl šŸŒø Apr 26
@yassie_j @ShadowJonathan one bad policy to balance each good one. Can't be too based after all
Show threadXerz šŸ’—Apr 26
@yassie_j @ShadowJonathan I believe these regulations also go in conflict with the Batteries Regulation and meeting them allows phone manufacturers to make the batteries non-replaceable, so... there's that
Show threadā™” miss olivia ā™”Apr 26
@yassie_j @ShadowJonathan  shh don't give them any ideas
Show threadmadsenanderscApr 26
@yassie_j
And they would do that because of....what, exactly? Or are you just hating on the EU because you had to endure Brexit?
Show threadThe Penguin of EvilApr 26
@yassie_j @ShadowJonathan They already do - it's called the mobile phone network.