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inari@inari@piefed.zip
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New EU law requires devices to be repairable - Every phone, television or washing machine you buy in Europe must be easier to repair starting tomorrow. That’s when the European Right to Repair Act takes effect

The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

  • washing machines and washer-dryers
  • dishwashers
  • refrigerators
  • electronic displays
  • welding equipment
  • servers and data storage products
  • mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
  • tumble dryers 
  • e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
  • local space heaters
www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/nos-met-het-oog-op-morgen/019fb4ba-4def-735d-a758-1ba6b55e6f79/2026-07-30-apparaten-verplicht-repareerbaar-door-nieuwe-eu-wet
NPO Radio 1Apparaten verplicht repareerbaar door nieuwe EU-wetIedere wasmachine, telefoon of televisie die je vanaf morgen in Europa koopt, moet beter repareerbaar zijn. Dan treedt namelijk de Europese Right to Repair Act in werking. Wat dat in de praktijk betekent, bespreken we met Ruth Mugge, hoogleraar Ontwerpen voor duurzaam consumentengedrag aan de TU Delft, en Oscar Visser, CFO van Fairphone.
GoatSynagogue@GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world
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Replying to @⁨CaptDust@sh.itjust.works⁩

iPhones are already super easy to repair. Apple have been at the forefront of this for years.

For the downvoters who are too blinded by their hate for Apple to believe facts:

www.ifixit.com/…/smartphone-repairability-scores

PROS
  • Display and battery repairs are well-prioritized, though not as well as in other (dual-entry) iPhone models.
  • Torx screws secure the battery assembly in place, making replacements straightforward.
  • Repair parts and instructions are available straight from Apple.
CONS
  • Five different screwhead types and the continued reliance on adhesives complicate basic repairs.
iFixitSmartphone Repairability Scores | Most Repairable PhonesOur engineers tear down the latest smartphones and score their repairability from 0 to 10. What are the most repairable phones? Let’s find out.by Johanna Woetzel
blargh513@blargh513@sh.itjust.works

Replying to @⁨GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world⁩

Are we talking about the same apple that invented a new type of screw to keep people from taking their phones apart? The same apple that once people could get a trilobe driver, then made it so that generic replacement screens would not work because of some protection from non-apple hardware? Then went on to make sure that you can’t use non-apple parts in a laptop?

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GoatSynagogue@GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world

Replying to @⁨blargh513@sh.itjust.works⁩

Yes.

www.ifixit.com/…/smartphone-repairability-scores

PROS
  • Display and battery repairs are well-prioritized, though not as well as in other (dual-entry) iPhone models.
  • Torx screws secure the battery assembly in place, making replacements straightforward.
  • Repair parts and instructions are available straight from Apple.
CONS
  • Five different screwhead types and the continued reliance on adhesives complicate basic repairs.
iFixitSmartphone Repairability Scores | Most Repairable PhonesOur engineers tear down the latest smartphones and score their repairability from 0 to 10. What are the most repairable phones? Let’s find out.by Johanna Woetzel