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Re:Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more... by Tijdreiziger on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @06:19AM (#44364585)
Under the new EU Ecodesign regulation, smartphone manufacturers must provide software updates for at least 5 years after the date of last sale, not 1-2 years.

(Applies to newly released devices, not to devices which were already on the market as of June 20).

https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules...

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Re:Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more... by Vilian on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @07:34AM (#44365033)
Would that translate in 5 years Android updates or just security updates?
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Re:Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more... by bmicraft on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @09:26AM (#44366026)
The law only cares about security, but manufacturers are free to do better than that.
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