US EditionBig Win for Users! EU’s New Rules Force Android Makers to Offer 5 Years of Software and 7 Years of Repairs - Key Points
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New smartphones have to be easier to repair in the EU since today. Spare parts and updates should last longer. New labels help with orientation. Important questions and answers.
Battery autonomy, fall resistance, programmed obsolescence of software and spare parts... A new European regulation to extend the life of devices comes into force on 20 June.
From 20 June, the European Union imposes new obligations on smartphone and tablet manufacturers in order to make them more sustainable, repairable and transparent.
From 20 June 2025, smartphone and tablet manufacturers are obliged to guarantee at least five years of software updates. A measure that could make it possible to extend the life of our devices... at least, in theory. Indeed, according to an article on the Xataka website, this new law contains areas of blur. Five years of updates for your phone It is the European Directive 2023/1669 that now requires telephone manufacturers to ensure software upd…
Ecodesign for Smartphones: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Today, the European Union’s Ecodesign requirements for smartphones & tablets take effect. And they’re… fine. While the new rules do improve things, they are ultimately watered down by compromise and loopholes. First, the good things. The new requirements will hopefully bring 7-year spare parts availability, 5-year software updates, and transparent repairability information on the EU’s… Source
European regulations seeking to extend the life of mobiles and tablets – The Observatorial
Five years of ‘software’ updates, seven years of availability for replacement parts and energy labeling are some of the requirements that since Friday they must meet the Mobile and tablet manufacturers that are sold in the European Union, as part of a design that seeks to extend its useful life and offer information to consumers […]
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