Last year, iFixit revealed how companies limit the repair of smartphones. Mobile devices or less, this fact is becoming more and more common. The reasons are many: the chip crisis has not stopped, so in recent years we have always found fewer new devices. Price according to Luogo: complicit in this crisis too, I prices are acceptable and the rotation of a device necessarily corresponds to the acquisition of a new one. la Community Europe but he (finally) decided to express himself. Let’s see what he said.

How will the right to device repair work in Europe? Here are the guidelines the European Community proposed yesterday

“More rigid and easily replaceable productsThis is what the European Community basically says in its press release.

announced yesterday. The new repair law should include the following products: long durata which can be repaired. In addition, CE is a better labeling hand‘warranty extension.

Lawmakers said products are planned to last longer, be repaired safely, and components can be easily removed. With this offer, we always remember the offer of a time when, according to the European Community, it is necessary to rotate the smartphone from removable batteries. In addition, lawmakers affirmed that the right to repair should be given to industry and consumers to provide free access to information on repair and maintenance.

When it comes to digital devices, app updates it should be reversible and should not cause a reduction in features, for example smartphones. In this sense, it is useful to add updates to smart phones, Germany’s ambitious project. In addition, updates must be available for a minimum period of time and consumers pie knowledgeableavailability at the time of purchase.

Among the demands of the deputies are:

• incentives for consumers fix a broken product to replace itsuch as extending warranties or providing a new device during the repair period.

• Harmonized rules on consumer information, includingrepair points“, Fixed lifetime, availability of spare parts, repair services and software updates
• Smart tagging tools like QR codes
• A mechanism of shared responsibility between the manufacturer and the seller in case of non-conformance of products
• durability and repair requirements included directly in the future projection eco-compatible

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