Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source capacity over the last decade.

Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.

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  • anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 month ago

    With the new sustainability laws in EU they have to offer 5 years of updates from the sale of their last unit.

    The Ecodesign Regulation lays out minimum requirements for mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets to be sold on the EU market to ensure

    • greater resistance to drops, scratches, dust and water
    • use of more durable batteries, capable of at least 800 charge cycles while retaining at least 80% of their initial capacity
    • clear rules on disassembly and repair, requiring manufacturers to supply key spare parts within 5-10 working days, and for at least 7 years after the product model is no longer sold in the EU
    • longer availability of operating system updates, at least 5 years from the date the last unit model is sold
    • fair access for professional repairers to the software or firmware needed for repairs

    https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-durable-energy-efficient-and-repairable-smartphones-and-tablets-start-applying-2025-06-20_en