Source: Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027 - Hacker News

This should be normal. I say this as an owner of a Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro, which has a replaceable battery and better water resistance than my last phone, which was a Google Pixel 5a.

We should also be able to do more at the end of a phone’s supported lifespan so that we can use these expensive, hard to produce devices for other uses. Just like an old computer.

My phone has USB, Wi-Fi, and HDMI out just like a computer. Why can’t I run supported software on it without much effort?