The decision includes Stop the software updates For each of the models IPhone XR, XS IPhone, and XS MAX IPhone.Phole. Home soil September 15thWith the launch of a system iOS 26 Coinciding with my phone proposal IPhone 17 and iPhone Air The new, these devices will lose the ability to receive the main updates. Thus, the official support will stop on the phone IPhone XRWhich was the best –selling world in 2019, turning towards 75 million devices are still working To the stage of technical statute of limitations.
This change is not just a routine technical modernization, but rather highlights one of the biggest environmental challenges in our digital age. According to the analyzes of Business Wast, these phones contain precious minerals such as gold, silver, copper and paralladium with a value of up to 271 million pounds (about 347 million US dollars), and a total weight equivalent to 103 buses with two floors.
But this mineral wealth carries a clear environmental threat. In the absence of an effective recovery system, devices can turn into dangerous waste, with heavy minerals that are capable of polluting soil and groundwater, and flammable batteries that pose an additional danger. The irony is that this phone, which was a symbol of technological development six years ago, has become an example of rapid technical consumption. Of the 150 million units sold until 2020, more than half of it is still working efficiently, raising questions about the feasibility of the statute of limitations planned in the technology industry.
In the face of this challenge, promising solutions such as replacement programs from Apple and specialized recycling services are highlighted, which are not limited to the safe disposal of devices, but also provide financial incentives for users. These initiatives may be the beginning of a more sustainable path in dealing with technology, as the environmental dimension becomes a basic part of the technical equation.
Source: Metro
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