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The original was posted on /r/linustechtips by /u/Heishi-Jager on 2023-08-29 12:14:15+00:00.
Smartphones being forced to have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027 isn't enough (link to article)
Unless it's been stated somewhere and missed it, then we also need a universal way to connect batteries to the smartphone motherboard, similar to the way USB type C is universal, otherwise it'll just lead to a new issue of smartphone batteries having proprietary connectors limiting your upgrade options to the smartphone maker (similar to what we have now actually)
I'm currently on a Oneplus 6 that has a dying battery (battery health is at 68%) and the phone is perfect save for the battery. I've tried replacing it, and bought a battery from iFixit buth the replacement battery is defective as well and has even worse health than the original one, I'm getting a refund but this was a real pain, I don't live in the U.S and there are no Onplus service centers in my country and shipping batteries into my country is very problematic. Universal batteries & connectors would be the solution ot this.
This phone could've easily lasted me 2 more years at least (especially with a custom ROM, I just installed LineageOS 20 and I'm loving it) if I got a good battery but now I'm forced to buy a new phone and trash this one.
EU definintely need to add that as a rule that phone manufacturers need to abide by.