Don’t expect an Apple Watch with a removable battery anytime soon.The EU is excluding wearable devices, including smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart glasses, from an incoming rule that will require a wide range of electronics to have user-replaceable batteries. The Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t exempt, though, and will come with a replaceable battery in the EU by the time the law goes into effect in February 2027.
Don’t expect an Apple Watch with a removable battery anytime soon.
The EU is excluding wearable devices, including smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart glasses, from an incoming rule that will require a wide range of electronics to have user-replaceable batteries. The Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t exempt, though, and will come with a replaceable battery in the EU by the time the law goes into effect in February 2027. [Link: European Commission will not force smartwatches and other wearables to have replaceable batteries - Engadget | https://www.engadget.com/2216075/european-commission-will-not-force-smartwatches-and-other-wearables-to-have-replaceable-batteries/ | Engadget]
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