Going off how people treat cars, the majority would do this the practice is ever allowed on a wide scale (to facilitate commercial services that assist them for a small fee).
The issue is that most phone manufacturers don't allow owners to do this, and most that do, do pull shenanigans that make it unpredictable and difficult.
Poorer people would absolutely choose to pay 25 dollars to extend their phone's life (replace battery + reflash to a supported firmware/os) vs buying another 200 dollar phone.
I'm hoping the EU (and the rest of the world) steps up and does what the US should have done a long while ago.
The issue is that most phone manufacturers don't allow owners to do this, and most that do, do pull shenanigans that make it unpredictable and difficult.
Poorer people would absolutely choose to pay 25 dollars to extend their phone's life (replace battery + reflash to a supported firmware/os) vs buying another 200 dollar phone.
I'm hoping the EU (and the rest of the world) steps up and does what the US should have done a long while ago.