Apple has outfitted the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus with a new kind of adhesive that makes it faster and safer to swap out the battery.
With the new adhesive, you can run a low-voltage electrical current through it—something you can do with any portable battery pack and the equivalent of jumper cables for phones. This jolt of electricity “debonds” the tape, enabling the battery to immediately release itself from the frame. Apple says this process is “faster and safer” for smartphone repairs.
These laws often influence other regions, which is why Apple is likely testing this battery replacement process in its latest phone. It's unclear whether the new adhesive would be fully compliant with the EU's regulations. “The point of the legislation is that it won't most likely require to completely change the design of the product,' says Ugo Vallauri, codirector of the Restart Project and a founding member of the Right to Repair Europe coalition.
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