• AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Great news! I remember the first cell phone I ever had I replaced the battery on twice. It’s absurd that tech companies today just expect us to trash our phones when the battery starts going.

    • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
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      2 years ago

      It’s like the only way they sell new ones now.

      If batteries didn’t fail, phones from 5 years ago would still be fine. Mobile OS and app demands haven’t increased that much, so the only barrier to using our devices are the wear on the battery, and the refusal to provide security updates.

      Next we need laws forcing some kind lf bare minimum of software support, though I have no idea what that would look like.