It's your device, you should be able to repair it

Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by GuB-42 on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:12PM (#26995343)

Not exactly the answer to your question but France recently adopted a repairability score that has to be shown, just like the energy efficency class or nutrition labels.

The criteria are:

1- Documentation

2- Ease of disassembly, with a subsection on the necessary tools and a focus on the parts that are most likely to be serviced (for smartphones: battery, screen, ...)

3- Availability of spare parts

4- Price of spare parts relative to the finished product price

5- Extra criteria which depend on the type of item, for a smartphone, software updates are in this category

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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by rasz on Friday April 30, 2021 @01:15PM (#26996288)

and Apple devices score 7 out of 10 and up. Its all self assessment. This law is a farce.

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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by GuB-42 on Friday April 30, 2021 @01:49PM (#26996831)

iPhones are surprisingly repairable. But yes, some scores are... unexpected.

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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by jll29 on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:58PM (#26999913)

The idea is good, the implementation needs improvement. Germany hasn't adopted the French approach, but awaits a Europe-wide initiative. Let's hope the lobbyists can't pull its teeth.

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