In the past, it was very easy to remove the battery in the mobile phone, as long as the back cover was opened, the battery of the mobile phone could be taken out. When the phone goes down, the first way to deal with it is to take out the battery and turn it back on, which can almost be solved.
Eighty, ninety percent of the problem.
But now time is getting thinner and more fashionable, but the price paid by users is to lose the right to remove the battery on their own. These mobile phone batteries are glued with a lot of glue and other methods, and unless a specific tool is used, the average user cannot remove the battery by himself or replace it.
However, now the European Parliament is planning legislation to encourage users to replace their mobile phone batteries themselves, and the content of the bill is to make mobile phone batteries easier to access and remove. The European Parliament voted almost unanimously to ban the use of adhesives and force mobile phone makers to make devices that allow users to "easily remove and replace" batteries.
This effort is just one part of a larger policy that aims to make batteries more environmentally and user-friendly. The absence of adhesives means that the user can replace the battery themselves. The new law restricts mobile phone manufacturers from selling phones that require special tools or training to open the phone for battery replacement. However, it will take a lot of communication and preparation to pass a new law, so it will probably not be until 2027 for the law to have a significant impact on the mobile technology sector.
The law can then enter into force only after the Council of the European Union formally approves its content before it is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, it will be interesting to see if this law will affect the way adhesives are used in other non-battery parts of mobile phones. Some analysis suggests that this may prevent mobile phone manufacturers from gluing all the display parts together, making repairs more economical and environmentally friendly, and also improving the quality of old batteries. However, it may be a little early to discuss this topic.
In conclusion, while this is the law of the EU, it is equally likely to have a huge impact on the mobile phone market outside the EU. Because mobile phone manufacturers should not be so troublesome to design and manufacture different phones for each different market. Just like whether Apple likes it or not, the European Union has made it mandatory for all mobile phones to use USB-C charging ports to reduce the amount of e-waste created by different power cords.