The European Union wants all mobile phones to receive 3 years of firmware updates
Legislators European Union have suggested that all smartphones and tablets sold in this region for at least 5 years Security update and 3 years to receive operating system updates and manufacturers to provide repair parts to users and repairmen for at least 5 years.
European Union legislators in draft have proposed extensive requirements for smartphones sold in the region and from companies Producer In addition to being required to provide security updates for 5 years and operating system updates for 3 years, they want to provide these updates within two months After public release, make it available to users.
The new decision of the European Union regarding the update of mobile phones
If this proposed plan is implemented, these rules can make fundamental changes in the way companies update security And operating system create Among the mobile phone manufacturers, Samsung and Google are the only companies that promise five years of security updates to the users of their phones. However, not all devices of these companies have this advantage.
Samsung also released four major updates to the operating system AndroidIt also publishes about its premium phones. in comparison, Google And other brands offer three or fewer OS updates for select devices.
Such regulations could force mobile manufacturers to consider more updates not only for their flagship phones, but also for cheaper devices that usually don’t have such obligations.
The draft of this plan also mentions that after the update software Operating system or other updates should not capacity the device battery and the performance will suffer.
In part of the prepared draft, it is also mentioned that spare parts such as batteries, screens, cameras, charging ports and other items of smartphones and tablets sold in the EU region must be available to users for at least five years. to be
This draft states: “Often users are forced to buy new devices and this issue can lead to energy consumption waste. However, if the useful life of devices increases with such measures, energy consumption can be saved.”