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Re:All smartphones and iPhones, must have replaceable batter... by graftak on Saturday July 15, 2023 @12:21PM (#36738310)
A common misconception about this legislation is that phones will require a tool-less lid with all of its drawbacks.

It does not. It stipulates that a battery must be replaceable without proprietary tools, and without the use of glue or similar adhesives.

A common head screw will be fine, it does not have to be cold-swappable[1].

[1] Is that a term? Hot-swappable would imply the device is powered on.

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Re:All smartphones and iPhones, must have replaceable batter... by jowea on Saturday July 15, 2023 @12:55PM (#36738761)
Wikipedia and a bunch of other sites thinks so https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_swapping
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