I did swim with my previous phone multiple times. There is no reason not to. Until my screen was cracked and I didn't realize it until it was too late (tiny fracture). There is no reason to fear swimming with IP68 (most phones are actually rated for > than 1m) rated phones unless front or back is cracked.
dieTasse
joined 1 year ago
I agree with what you say in all but the last paragraph. Apple is no proof. The reason why they replace the whole watch is because its cheaper to do that rather than pay a technician to do the swap. We have all technologies needed to make it work, but its currently cheaper not to. If there is a legislation, suddenly the companies will be forced to make the battery swaps cheaper. Without it, there is no incentive for company like Apple, products of which people will keep buying no matter what.
Just saying.. that it might be an indicator to check if you are the blind one here. In reality the truth may be somewhere in the middle.
sure, there is 20 haters and only you see the truth... or maybe....
Yes. Nowadays smart watch live only about 2 - 3 years and its mainly because the battery then doesn't last a day or any decent amount. Imagine milions and millions of e-waste that doesn't need to exist. I have a perfectly good Garmin watch that are almost unusable because of the battery now.. after 2.5 years. Why wouldn't we want swappable batteries? This has existed before. Even in watches. There are small smart gadgets with swappable battery. And it can give the product 2 - 3 times longer lifespan. Or maybe more.
People getting click-baited. The reality is that ALL small wearables are exempted as is also stated in the article. This title is such a trash...
Apple Watch and other wearables gain exemption from EU battery rules
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That includes smartwatches, smart glasses, fitness trackers, and other small wearable devices.
My opinion is it should not be exempted. Fairbuds and Pebble watch are proof that you can have swappable battery.
How is this related to the keyring security issues? (Don't get me wrong, it's interesting news, and I already saw it in the Privacy sublemmy)
I care about my privacy. But apparently you do too.
I think we are too exposed to the movie-villains-geniuses. The reality is that most criminals are dumb.
I suggest you see this video: https://www.nbtv.media/episodes/i-have-nothing-to-hide-the-dangerous-myth-about-privacy
It's nice to have dreams, but in current society, with human nature, this dream of full transparency is never gonna work. Even if I believe people to be inherently good, you can never count on altruism (on a large scale).
Please send me login info (login+password+otp) for all your email accounts, instant messaging accounts, social media accounts etc and allow me to peruse (and maybe publish). Consider yourself lawyered.
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yeah, sadly we are living in disposable world...