On September 5, the German government submitted the latest proposal to the EU on Saturday, requiring smartphone manufacturers, including apple, to extend the time for providing security patch updates and parts for iPhones and other devices to seven years, in order to make these categories of products more beneficial to protecting the environment < p > the German government has initiated negotiations with the European Commission to revise the proposals affecting the maintenance and services of smartphones and tablets. Although the European Commission is trying to promote equipment suppliers to provide five-year parts and update support, Germany hopes that this time can be longer < p > the EU plans to promote equipment suppliers to provide five-year system update support for smartphones and tablets, but the supply period of smartphone parts can be five years, while the supply period of tablet parts can be extended to six years. However, local media reported that the German Federal Ministry of economy hopes to extend the deadline to seven years < p > in addition to requesting extended update support and parts supply cycles, Germany also wants manufacturers to provide parts at "reasonable prices". This includes requiring suppliers to publish the price of parts and not increase costs over time < p > in terms of how long it should take for these parts to reach their destination, the European Commission hopes to take up to 5 working days, but Germany hopes to deliver them faster. Germany also supports the European Commission's plan to introduce energy labeling and maintainability index to show consumers whether it is worth repairing equipment < p > although Germany wants the European Commission to take tougher measures, suppliers want the opposite. Digital Europe, an industry organization with members including apple, Google and Samsung, is lobbying to provide only three years of security updates and two years of feature updates < p > Digital Europe believes that equipment suppliers should only provide components such as batteries and screens, because other components such as cameras and microphones rarely fail < p > the debate on how long the iPhone and similar hardware can be used will continue for a long time. The EU is expected to publish the proposal in 2023 < p > in November 2020, the European Parliament voted for the concept of maintenance right and called on the European Commission to study mandatory labels and the service life of related equipment. In April 2021, several Spanish departments approved a national consumer protection standard, which requires that the products sold by the company must have a three-year warranty and increase the availability of parts from five years to ten years（ Small) < / P > < p >