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European Commission Jun 23

📱 Built to last

Your new smartphone or tablet must last longer, be easier to fix, and use less energy.

As new EU Ecodesign and Energy Labelling laws have entered into force, here’s what changes:

🔧 Easier to repair – spare parts for at least 7 years
💧 More durable against drops, water, dust
💡 Labelled for energy use, battery life, durability
💶 €20 billion savings for consumers by 2030
🌱 Using 1/3 less energy vs. doing nothing

Smart rules. Smart savings. All win.

ℹ️ https://europa.eu/!vwY9Nn

sarah tonin Jun 23

@EUCommission and os security updates ?

Rocketman Jun 23

@SRAZKVT @EUCommission the linked press release says:

“ longer availability of operating system updates, at least 5 years from the date the last unit model is sold”

Which is great!

sarah tonin Jun 23

@slothrop @EUCommission that's good

Cloudmom Colette Jun 23

@slothrop @SRAZKVT oohhhh! From the date of last sold is really a nice way to write that rule! Doesn't punish people who buy it on the tail end to save money. e.g. when the new model comes out

octavian.datcu Jun 23

@slothrop NICE! Really appreciate it, thanks EU! Fairphone will have to change nothing from the way they operate, btw.

@EUCommission great. Can we now stop bombing iran, yemen and stop shipping weapons to Israel please?

Cogito Ergo Disputo Jun 23

@jubei @EUCommission I'm not doing that.

Rihards Olups Jun 23

@jubei Let’s curb the whataboutism here. This level of offtopic belongs on xitter or something.

@richlv Thanks for your opinion but please permit me to stage my protests wherever and whenever I want. It's like your country's parliament is convening to vote on a new bill about labor laws and while that's happening you're forbidding me to stand outside and protest about a different topic. I will protest whatever I want thank you very much.

@jubei @richlv poor guy doesn't want to hear that his country helps kill innocent people... Thanks you for voicing it, Jubei!

Rihards Olups Jun 23

@jubei European Union does not even remotely seem to be doing what you mentioned, so you're either deeply confused, or a troll.

In any case, this is not "staging a protest" but offtopic whataboutism.
If you are not a troll or somebody with major personal issues currently, your time and energy would be much more impactful in other activities.

@EUCommission Anything there preventing providers from just jacking up the costs of spare parts beyond all viability?

@agnew_hawk @EUCommission yes, i think so

European Commission Jun 23

Hello @agnew_hawk!
Yes, our new Ecodesign rules include measures that promote the availability of spare parts at reasonable prices. You can find more details here: https://europa.eu/!vfFGMB
In addition, we will also make it easier for consumers to find repairers, through a new online European Repair Platform that is foreseen to become operational in 2027.

Directive on repair of goods

Promoting repair improves the sustainable consumption of goods by consumers

European Commission

@EUCommission @agnew_hawk oh, so you can only answer to safe questions, huh...

EikeZiegler Jun 23

@EUCommission @agnew_hawk

Sorry but wouldn't 2026 not be a more reasonable aim ?

I hope for any action asap

#TechSufficiency
#Right2Repair

#ReparabilityIndex

Marc Haber Jun 23

@EUCommission
Do Vendors have to document how long the software will be maintained and updated or did this MOST important part in the Lobby?

Fuzzy Leapfrog Jun 23

@Zugschlus You mean the OS? Someone already looked that up:

https://chaos.social/@slothrop/114731296258909037

Rocketman (@slothrop@chaos.social)

@SRAZKVT@tech.lgbt @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu the linked press release says: “ longer availability of operating system updates, at least 5 years from the date the last unit model is sold” Which is great!

chaos.social

ʙᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴇяɪʟʟ Jun 23

@Zugschlus @EUCommission Yes, that’s what it says. If you read it.

Chris (Master of Potate) 🥔Jun 23

@Zugschlus @EUCommission if I remember correctly they have to provide OS updates for 5 years after end of sale.

Marc Haber Jun 23

@EUCommission "die" in the lobby, I wanted to task.

So I also left out the most important part.

RolingMetal Jun 23

@EUCommission That's all very good, can you make them smaller, and without any kind of tracking or behavioral advertising? Smartphones are technical marvels, but I hate them for their role they play in today's society. So I will stick with my 20 yo Nokia :)

TuxOnBike Jun 23

@EUCommission “longer availability of operating system updates, at least 5 years from the date the last unit model is sold”

This is also an excellent step towards more sustainable and secure smartphones.

While we definitely need to work on many things in the EU, I am thankful for all the good we have already accomplished: Schengen, GDPR, EAA, DMA, ESPR, and the Whistleblower Directive, to name just a few.

Distante Jun 23

@EUCommission Thank you, EU

Yann Droneaud Jun 23

@EUCommission Is it possible to have an open ecosystem instead of walled garden ? Spare parts for up to 7 years is good, but regarding software, is it possible to get security updates for more than 3 years ?

@ydroneaud
Check;
https://chaos.social/@slothrop/114731296258909037

Rocketman (@slothrop@chaos.social)

@SRAZKVT@tech.lgbt @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu the linked press release says: “ longer availability of operating system updates, at least 5 years from the date the last unit model is sold” Which is great!

chaos.social

BDSM-Rezo Jun 23

@ydroneaud Not just possible, but now even a legal requirement for five years after the model is removed from the market.

Matteo Bertini 🇮🇹 🌈Jun 23

@EUCommission Yes, but you got it wrong again. Why limit the best performances to A? Reverse it, number it upwards and make it last! Next time, try not to create another label with planned obsolescence built in!

Your friendly A+++++ dishwasher

Jokes aside, I hope the direction is good!

bufalo1973 Jun 23

@naufraghi @EUCommission So just like language level, right? A is lowest, B is better, ...

Deni Mintsaev 🇪🇺Jun 23

@EUCommission we really need to force smartphone manufacturers to have expandable storage options like they did in the past 😭

Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE Jun 23

@EUCommission And thanks to #brexshit the manufacturers can sell the left-over crap in the UK!

This is a great first step.

For the next step, I would suggest requiring manufacturers to open up their systems when ending support for Hardware or the OS.

This would reduce electronic waste, promote development of alternative and specialized OS versions for children and seniors, and make the second-hand market truly running.

Daniel Evers Jun 23

@doodee
That would be great & necessary!

I'm afraid that a lot of no-name vendors will show up, throw a bunch of phones on the market, and then disappear to avoid the long-term support.
Just to start the next company...
@EUCommission

Csepp 🌢Jun 23

@EUCommission "up to 7 years"
don't you mean "at least 7 years"?

European Commission Jun 23

Thanks for flagging this, @csepp! We have edited our post now. 😊

Ben ☀️shine Jun 23

@EUCommission Do you fine the companies , who don’t do that? And does the money goes into something for all the citizen, maybe infrastructure help? I know, you can’t answer that on a social media post.

Soulfire The Wolf

@EUCommission the kind of stuff the US government will complain about even though it’s needed worldwide because of their precious tech companies needing to do anything they want.

Soulfire The Wolf

This post put me in a bad mood because it reminded me of what I don’t have.

EmpathicQubit Jun 23

@soulfirethewolf
It will probably affect the US market too, eventually, even if there aren't any rules on the books

Tommi 🤯 @ WHY 📞9848 Jun 23

@EUCommission This means you have to actually enforce it, though. Not like the DMA.

mohamad jad chaker Jun 23

@EUCommission Thank you for pushing for better technology for all!

What is needed:

- easy to buy and change batteries
- published SoC spec with open drivers
- ability to unlock boot

they call me the bot Jun 23

@EUCommission 🇬🇧 :(

solitarywalker Jun 23

@EUCommission You've made some good improvements. Hopefully those not lucky enough to live in EU will benefit somewhat from these rules as well, with phones made for global markets.

@EUCommission
you gotta love the EU!

Robert "Szkodnix"

@EUCommission Much appreciated! Thank you!

@EUCommission Although long time overdue, thank you, EU! ❤🇪🇺

Martina Neumayer Jun 23

@EUCommission
Support wise people, punish monopolistic parasites like google, apple etc and the problem will be solved.
Here is an example of wise people who are doing something great:
https://mastodon.social/@murena/114733388357872570

@MartinaNeumayer looks like (extra ungoogled?) fork of LineageOS. Some people here https://mastodon.social/@shonky/114734100672410030 want updates, and this is one of options.

Martina Neumayer Jun 24

@uis Yes, e/OS is an very privacy focused and totally degoogled system. Pretty good piece of code, imho. At least worth trying. Yes, that's an nice option especially for people who have phones not being supported by the original manufacturers anymore. They can use officially supported system images or community ones as well.

@EUCommission Easy to rule a market in which not a single unit is built in the EU... try to do the same for cars 😄 well, wait a few more years and we'll have no cars built here

Anyway, I like the new rules even if I don't think they can be enforced.

Arthur Schiwon 🌍Jun 23

@EUCommission what about being able to install an operating system of your choice?

Tuchowski Jun 23

@EUCommission FP5

johansolo Jun 23

Good.

This rules should be mandatory to other personal consumer electronics devices too.

For example, mp3 players or wireless earphones.

Shonky Electronics!Jun 23

@EUCommission Maybe you should start by forcing manufacturers to provide longer OS support. 3 Years from Samsung for flagship models is absolutely laughable. Budget models are often out of support before you even buy them!

Chris (Master of Potate) 🥔Jun 24

@shonky @EUCommission I recommend reading the whole article behind the link. It says there that manufacturers will be required to have OS updates for at least 5 years after end of sale. That's a huge improvement especially since before it was from the start of sale.

@shonky I think better way would be mandating ability to install OS of user's choice. And it is more in line with other rules by @EUCommission and EU in general.

FolksVelo Jun 24

@EUCommission everything should be made to be easy to repair and antiobsolescence

@EUCommission ban wireless charging maybe? Horribly inefficient

diamantik Jun 26