It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:
The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.
Back in the day, when the phone froze, my power button shut the phone down and my home button still worked, even tho the screen froze.
Now, my phone asks me if I want to restart, make a call or turn it off. … or it opens bigsby