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Brussels' Gift to the People - “Forever Phone”, Confirms Citizens Too Financially Enlightened To Buy New One Anyway

The European Union announced that by 2027 all smartphones must feature user-replaceable batteries. Why this sudden burst of common sense from the same people who brought you the USB-C law and 47 different recycling bins? Simple: Europeans won't be able to afford a new phone every year anyway.

vlgr April 20, 2026 10 reads 1 min read

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With inflation climbing, energy bills that could power a small nation, and taxes that make your salary feel like pocket change, the average citizen is already treating their current phone like a family heirloom.

"New iPhone? Darling, we can barely afford the electricity to charge the old one!"

Manufacturers, of course, are thrilled (in the way one is thrilled about root canal) to redesign their sleek glass into sturdy sandwiches.

Conveniently, every replacement battery will come with a mandatory "Age Verification App" embedded on the chip.

Want to swap in a new battery? First, the chip must verify you're over 18, scan your face and cross-check against a central EU database to ensure you're not a minor.

These sturdy new “sustainable” phones will run Big Sister OS - the EU’s proudly sovereign operating system, designed to guarantee digital independence from American and Asian tech giants.

Congratulations, Europe!

Source: https://noticiastrabajo.huffingtonpost.es/economia/consumo/la-ue-cambia-las-normas-y-obligara-a-vender-moviles-en-espana-con-baterias-reemplazables-y-mas-duraderas-a-partir-de-2027/

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