Massachusetts passes 'right to repair' law to open up car data (archive.vn)
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Massachusetts passes 'right to repair' law to open up car data (archive.vn)
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[–] Handroid7 1 point 5 points 6 points (+6|-1) ago
I deeply hope that non-user-replaceable batteries will be outlawed too, because mobile phones with non-replaceable batteries failed to co-exist with user-replaceable battery phones.
Benefits of user-replaceable batteries
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[–] SIayfire122 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
This is what sucks when I purchased my most recent phone. I didn't realize how bad it's gotten until I was shopping for a new phone and no one made them anymore with removable batteries.
[–] lanre 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Pinephone64 has one. It's also a buggy piece of linux shit. Hardware is alright though.
[–] lanre ago
In general, yes. But if it's a technical requirement to get waterproof phones, I'd consider buying those phones and it'd be a reasonable trade-off to make. But when generally speaking all phones have non-removable batteries and most aren't waterproof, you know something is wrong.
[–] weezkitty ago
I don't believe this. There are plenty of water tight things that can be opened. Even if it takes small screws and a replaceable rubber gasket.
[–] Handroid7 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
See this section.
Because back when phones had user-replaceable batteries, water resistance was less of a priority.
Also, the S5 was water-resistant, the S6 not.