Note that this doesn't mean toolless battery replacements. See §38 to PE-CONS 2/23 "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 and without requiring the use of specialised tools, unless they are provided free of charge, or proprietary tools, thermal energy or solvents to disassemble it."
The need to fight with adhesives via heat or chemicals is the main problem, that and the availability of the batteries.
Earlier iPhones were quite easy to swap a battery in, the main issue then was availability of decent-quality replacement batteries.
So no phones? That's a shame
In the article they emphasise "all batteries", so I suppose it includes phones
Re:We Need a Revolution
by osigurdson on Thursday November 09, 2023 @10:13AM
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Enjoy non water proof phones, EU members.
Re:We Need a Revolution
by malermeister on Thursday November 09, 2023 @10:16AM
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https://www.samsung.com/us/business/mobile/phones/galaxy-xco...
You can make waterproof phones with swappable batteries.
From 2027, all batteries must be replaceable, FTA:
"The regulation of the European Parliament and the Council will apply to all batteries including all waste portable batteries, electric vehicle batteries, industrial batteries, starting, lighting and ignition (SLI) batteries (used mostly for vehicles and machinery) and batteries for light means of transport (e.g. electric bikes, e-mopeds, e-scooters)."
"The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user"