… To meet its obligations from a new EU regulation that’s set to go into effect on February 18th, 2027, Nintendo says on its website that it is “implementing measures to comply with these requirements by preparing versions of products to meet the Regulation.” Thanks to EU regulations, gadgets with us… …
… The company has a dedicated "Compliance with EU Directives and Regulations" page on its website that was just updated with a new "Batteries Regulation" section. …
Those ‘new’ EU battery regulations probably won’t mean hot-swap batteries for your Android phone Andrew Romero | Apr 21 2026 - 9:04 am PT | Apr 21 2026 - 9:04 am PT EU battery regulations originally published in 2023 are starting to make the rounds again, as the 2027 implementation deadline is fast… …
… The new iPhone's adoption of a stainless steel battery case not only reduces the difficulty of removing the battery to meet EU regulations but also allows Apple to increase the battery... https://t.co/jLhEbw04po — 郭明錤 Ming-Chi Kuo @mingchikuo June 30, 2024 It has also been suggested that the origin… …
… According to a notice on its corporate site , the company is ready to go along with a new rule that batteries "...integrated into certain appliances and sold in the EU must be easily replaceable by end-users at any time during the lifetime of the product." To that end, Nintendo is working on a vers… …
… Thanks to the EU’s regulations, battery replacements for Switch 2 units in the European market should become easier. Nintendo doesn’t clarify exactly what changes it will make to the Switch 2 hardware to comply with the new regulations. …
… Commission Regulation EU 2023/1670 came into force last year and applies specifically to smartphones and tablets, while Regulation EU 2023/1542 takes effect next year and covers almost every other piece of technology with a battery inside. …
EU Battery Rules Trigger Hardware Redesign For Nintendo Switch 2 by Paul Lilly — Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:25 AM EDT In order to be in compliance with European Union directives and regulations as they relate to batteries, Nintendo confirmed it will make changes to its Switch 2 handheld console in… …
