www.theverge.com The right-to-repair movement is just getting started
Apple’s stunning support for right-to-repair isn’t the whole story.
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- The right-to-repair movement is just getting started
Apple stunned the world when it came out in support of California’s right-to-repair law. But software locks and other obstacles seem to signal that the fight is far from over.
- Google says it’ll support Pixel 8 series with seven years of Android updates
www.theverge.com Google says it’ll support Pixel 8 series with seven years of Android updates
Two seven-year smartphones.
Fairphone shows it's possible for companies to support devices longer than three years. Now it trickles up.
- The Fairphone 5 is a little more repairable and much more modern
www.theverge.com The Fairphone 5 is a little more repairable and much more modern
But there’s no sign of a US launch.
A little bigger, eight years of support, ability to repair when things break. Still no headphone jack and the AMOLED display is a regression. Expensive but doesn't use slave labor so that's good. I'll stick with the FP4
- HMD’s repairable Nokia phone initiative lands stateside
www.theverge.com HMD’s repairable Nokia phone initiative lands stateside
The Nokia G310 is releasing next week.
- Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smartphone batteries
www.theverge.com Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smartphone batteries
The smartphone battery legislation is… complicated.
"“A portable battery should be considered to be removable by the end-user when it can be removed with the use of commercially available tools”"
Additionally, the manufacturer should make batteries available for SEVEN years after release.
A step in the right direction, IMO. Now mandate software support for that duration.