Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smartphone batteries

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Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smartphone batteries

"“A portable battery should be considered to be removable by the end-user when it can be removed with the use of commercially available tools”"
Additionally, the manufacturer should make batteries available for SEVEN years after release.
A step in the right direction, IMO. Now mandate software support for that duration.