--- title: EU Adds Exemptions To User-Serviceable Batteries Rules description: The EU's Battery Regulation, which was set to require user-serviceable batteries in portable devices by 2027, has been weakened by six new exemption... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/eu-adds-exemptions-to-user-serviceable-batteries-rules-zknra4aqu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: EU Adds Exemptions To User-Serviceable Batteries Rules | daily.dev og:description: The EU's Battery Regulation, which was set to require user-serviceable batteries in portable devices by 2027, has been weakened by six new exemption... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/eu-adds-exemptions-to-user-serviceable-batteries-rules-zknra4aqu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZKNRa4aqU.png og:image:alt: EU Adds Exemptions To User-Serviceable Batteries Rules og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # EU Adds Exemptions To User-Serviceable Batteries Rules **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The EU's Battery Regulation, which was set to require user-serviceable batteries in portable devices by 2027, has been weakened by six new exemption categories. Smartwatches, fitness trackers, wireless earbuds, and other 'wet devices' are now exempt due to water-resistance concerns. Smartphones also get a partial exemption if their battery retains 83% capacity after 500 charge cycles, requiring only professional (not user) replacement. The author views these exemptions as disappointing, arguing that waterproofing and user-replaceability are not mutually exclusive, and that industry lobbying likely played a role. The Nintendo Switch 2 is cited as a positive example of a device that will still comply with the original rules. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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