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EU Law stipulates it's got to be USB-C by Autumn 2024. Will be interesting to see if they implement it next year or hold off again.
by rcarr 4y ago
EU Law stipulates it's got to be USB-C by Autumn 2024. Will be interesting to see if they implement it next year or hold off again.
- dis-sys 4y agodo they require USB-C on every computer? just checked all my desktops, none of them have USB-C.
- rcarr 4y agoAccording to this article, laptops will be following 40 months later so end of 2027/start of 2028 https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/06/07/eu-agrees-all-mobile-phones-tablets-must-have-the-same-charging-port-in-world-first https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/06/07/eu-agrees-all-mobil...
- mikequinlan 4y agoWon't Apple just provide a dongle or adapter?
- dymk 4y agoI look forward to EU landfills receiving tonnes of Lightning cables. And 10 years from now, receiving more tonnes of USB-C cables once the next USB standard makes the current set of cables obsolete (even assuming they share the same port shape).
- yreg 4y agoI won't be surprised if Apple removes the port completely instead.
- wilsonnb3 4y agoSame, I think a magsafe only iPhone is very possible next year. MagSafe would need an update to support high bandwidth data transfer but that seems feasible.
- arvinsim 4y agoThe are going eSIM only in NA. If they go portless, they are just adding more reasons for me not to buy an iPhone.
- Too 4y agoDoes this apply to the phone or only the transformer? Last iphone i unboxed came with a charger that has a usb-c outlet and a usb-c to lightning cable. Even if i would be more than happy to hear that the phone requires it as well. The transformer is the biggest source of e-waste and the biggest nuisance to carry around while traveling. Cables are smaller factors in both aspects.