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Apple Watch among wearables exempted from EU user-replaceable battery rules (9to5mac.com)
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[โ€“] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 54 points 6 days ago (2 children)

There's no reason for this other than corruption.

Whatever reason Apple gives is bullshit. They can very much design a watch that allows the user to easily replace the battery.

[โ€“] ipp0@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

โ€By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following products incorporating portable batteries may be designed in such a way as to make the battery removable and replaceable only by independent professionals:
(a) appliances specifically designed to operate primarily in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion, and that are intended to be washable or rinseable;โ€

How is a wristwatch not designed for an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water? I wash my hands several times a day.

[โ€“] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Well no that's their point, the batteries can only be replaceable by an independant professional and not the user, because it's subject to frequent splashing water, therefore there's a waterproofing argument & the battery can't be user-serviceable

I'm not sure why they couldn't make a user-replaceable waterproof battery but there you go

[โ€“] erebion@news.erebion.eu 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I don't know how you do it, but I do wash my hands without getting my watch wet. Which is good, as not all watches are waterproof. And mine isn't. :D

Anyway, watches can be waterproof and have replaceable batteries. Like most watches, especially those that are not smartwatches.

[โ€“] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Just for your information, the article notes this was a change pushed by U.S. officials in the context of the Meta glasses (the ones with always-on cameras), and that is applies to all sorts of wearable electronics (including the Meta glasses).

Of course, it is also in Apple's benefit to charge users a ridiculous amount of money for repairs, as it is for other big tech giants who produce wearables. No doubt all of them are colluding with the U.S. government, in exchange for money and likely personal data too