Owners of older smartphones often fail to receive updates to their mobile operating systems. Aware of this reality, members of the European Union want to determine that manufacturers make a new update of the android for up to 3 years. Read more and understand the block's proposal and objectives.
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The European Union is discussing a proposal in the Commission with the aim of increasing the update cycle for smartphones. The idea is to force manufacturers to update all cell phones for up to three years. If approved, the measure will mainly impact Google.
The discussion is based on environmental concerns, due to the increase in demand for smartphones and other electronic devices. The consequence of the increase in demand is the strong environmental pressure to produce energy and materials that are needed to manufacture an electronic device.
Still, attentive to the process of obsolescence, they argue that many owners of devices discard the objects before the end of its useful life, which leads to the waste of resources, given the lack of recycling or reuse effective.
Thus, to increase the useful life of the devices, the European Commission released the draft of the proposal on August 31st. In it, the council seeks to oblige manufacturers to provide free security updates for cell phones, for up to five years, as well as updating the operating system of the devices for a minimum period of three years.
Manufacturers of Android smartphones may be more affected by the measure
The draft, which aims to be converted into law, will certainly promote impacts on a global scale. First, because the European Union represents a large market. On the other hand, the legal instrument can serve as a basis for other countries to adopt the same measure.
Thus, considering that several smartphone manufacturers do not provide long-term updates equipment, several will need to modify their way of working to meet the requirements cool.
In addition, the bill aims to oblige factories to provide important parts for the devices for a period of up to five years after the brand withdraws the product from trade. The Commission stipulates that battery, screen and cameras are some of these components to be offered.