Editing Planned obsolescence (section)

====Batteries====
Throughout normal use, [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]] lose their ability to store energy, output power, and maintain a stable terminal [[voltage]], which impairs computing speeds and eventually leads to system outages in portable electronics.<ref name="greenspector">{{cite web |title=L'obsolescence programmée par Apple expliquée (pour les nuls et plus) |url=https://greenspector.com/fr/lobsolescence-programmee-par-apple-expliquee-pour-les-nuls-et-plus/ |website=Greenspector |language=fr-FR |date=2 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Apple sued for slow iPhone planned-obsolescence in France |url=https://www.slashgear.com/apple-sued-for-slow-iphone-planned-obsolescence-in-france-28513085/ |website=SlashGear |date=28 December 2017}}</ref>

Some portable products highly relied upon in the [[post-PC era]], such as [[mobile phone]]s, [[laptop]]s, as well as electric toothbrushes, are designed in a way that denies [[end-user]]s the ability to replace their [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]] after those have worn down, therefore leaving an aging battery trapped inside the device, which limits the product lifespan to its shortest-lived component.<ref name="greenspector" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Принудительное замедление старых iPhone повышает шансы на принятие законодательства о праве на ремонт |url=https://habr.com/ru/post/409283/ |website=habr.com |date=December 22, 2017 |language=ru |quote=Тем более что цикл выпуска новых моделей как раз предусматривает, что новая модель выходит на рынок именно тогда, когда на старой модели начинают садиться аккумулятор, а сейчас ещё и замедляется процессор. Всё как будто случайно складывается в пользу покупки новой модели. Эта история должна стать хорошим примером при объяснении пользователям, почему так важна работа независимых мастерских по ремонту фирменной техники, даже если сама фирма против.}}</ref>

While such a design can help make the device thinner, it makes it difficult to replace the battery without sending the entire device away for repairs or purchasing an entirely new device.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2015/mar/03/has-planned-obsolesence-had-its-day-design End of the line for stuff that's built to die?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023171156/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2015/mar/03/has-planned-obsolesence-had-its-day-design |date=October 23, 2016 }}. The Guardian. March 2015</ref> On a device with a sealed back cover, a manual battery replacement might induce permanent damage, including loss of water-resistance due to damages on the [[Waterproofing|water-protecting seal]], as well as risking serious, even irreparable damage to the phone's [[motherboard|main board]] as a result of having to pry the battery free from strong adhesive in proximity to delicate components. Some devices are even built so that the battery terminals are covered by the main board, requiring it to be riskily removed entirely before disconnecting the terminals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=muligheder |first1=dk Mads Nyvold fortæller om klodens klima-og ressourcekrise ved at undersøge det turbulente felt mellem realpolitiske |last2=artiklen |first2=geopolitiske magtbalancer og visionære løsninger Del |title=Nej, det er ikke en konspirationsteori. Nogle produkter er bare designet til at gå i stykker før tid |url=https://www.zetland.dk/historie/s8qDRzGz-aOMNamWw-074b1 |website=Zetland |language=da |date=22 March 2017}}</ref>

The practice in phone design started with Apple's [[iPhone]]s and has now spread out to most other mobile phones<ref name=Verge-iPhone>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9872746/apple-bad-hardware-design-iphone-case-pencil-magic-mouse|title=What happened to Apple design?|first=Nick|last=Statt|date=December 8, 2015|website=The Verge}}</ref> with, as of 2022, the exception of [[Fairphone]] and [[Shiftphone]] offerings. Earlier [[mobile phone]]s (including water-resistant ones) had back covers that could be opened by the user in order to replace the battery.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parlette |first1=Alexis |title=Does planned obsolescence feed the fear that our devices will be out of date? |url=https://www.fairmontflyer.com/features/2015/02/26/does-planned-obsolescence-feed-the-fear-that-our-devices-will-be-out-of-date/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301013256/http://www.fairmontflyer.com/features/2015/02/26/does-planned-obsolescence-feed-the-fear-that-our-devices-will-be-out-of-date/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 1, 2015 |website=The Flyer|date=February 15, 2024 }}</ref> On December 9, 2022, the [[EU Parliament]] reached an agreement to require, from 2026, manufacturers to design all electrical appliances sold in the EU (and not used predominantly in wet conditions) so that consumers can easily remove and replace batteries themselves.<ref>{{cite web |title=Batteries: deal on new EU rules for design, production and waste treatment |date=2022-12-09 |work=News European Parliament |publisher=[[European Parliament]] |type=Press release |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20221205IPR60614/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211102055/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20221205IPR60614/batteries-deal-on-new-eu-rules-for-design-production-and-waste-treatment |archive-date=2022-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Neue EU-Regeln: Jeder soll Handy-Akkus selbst tauschen können |language=de |trans-title=New EU rules: Everyone should be able to replace smartphone batteries themselves |date=2022-12-09 |work=[[Der Spiegel]] |department=Wirtschaft |url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/neue-eu-regeln-jeder-soll-handy-akkus-tauschen-koennen-a-06ae1024-8fbf-44c5-a420-70be35c1a401 |access-date=2022-12-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211102933/https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/neue-eu-regeln-jeder-soll-handy-akkus-tauschen-koennen-a-06ae1024-8fbf-44c5-a420-70be35c1a401 |archive-date=2022-12-11}}</ref>