Apple Makes iPhone 16 Batteries Easier to Replace to Comply With EU Law

[subjonas]

The regulations are stupid. No government should be able to force these things which don't have to do with safety.

I pretty much agree but I include environmentalism in safety (plus a couple other considerations), and with the world going through smartphones like Kleenex, it is alarming. And with worn batteries being a typical reason (or excuse?) for upgrading phones, this is one regulation I can support. Environmental impact is one of those things that has very serious consequences that market forces probably cannot prevent, so regulation is required.
But using regulation just to force one's phone to suit one’s particular wants, I totally disagree with. That’s exactly what market forces are for.

 

[Fred Zed]

Special sequence of presses on the Action button will release the back glass and thus gaining access to the battery. WIN.

 

[n-evo]

again, talking about those who are getting it. "All those people" does not include the incompatible users.

So in the grand scheme of things not that many users must be excited about it then. Gotcha.

 

[breenmask]

So in the grand scheme of things not that many users must be excited about it then. Gotcha.

imagine saying a minimum of 100 million users is "not that many users" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

my work here is done.

 

[n-evo]

imagine saying a minimum of 100 million users is "not that many users" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

my work here is done.

Imagine being impressed by a company the size of Apple only catering to maybe 1/10th of their user base. Lol

I’m sure they will roll out Intelligence support for the EU in the next year or so anyway. Which makes your original post irrelevant since EU and non-EU users alike will still be waiting for their languages to be supported.

 

[Premium1]

let's not act like: inflation doesn't exist, the product line up hasn't been expanded substantially adding extreme amount of complexity to the supply chain, the product categories haven't matured, etc...

It is amazing this is only an issue with apple....

 

[breenmask]

It is amazing this is only an issue with apple....

Amazing how you think there are so many companies like Apple.