The EU has voted to pass a large set of battery related laws, one of which states that batteries in portable devices should be replaceable "with no tool, a tool or set of tools that is supplied with the product or spare part, or basic tools" and that the "process for replacement shall be able to be carried out by a layman". As someone that wants to change an iPhone battery but put off by the complexity - about fucking time. The law also says that batteries "need to maintain 83% of their capacity after 500 cycles and 80% after 1000 cycles", as well as being "dust tight and protected against immersion in water up to one meter depth for a minimum of 30 minutes". We have to wait until 2027 for this law to take effect, but still, excellent progress. Next step, longer software support and/or open-source firmware???
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