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> And actually does anyone know if that’s allowed with these new regulations? Like what if the iPhone 16 they drop it entirely??? Yes the wording of the law is
by arlort 3y ago
> And actually does anyone know if that’s allowed with these new regulations? Like what if the iPhone 16 they drop it entirely???
Yes the wording of the law is:
> In so far as they are capable of being recharged by means of wired charging, the categories or classes of radio equipment referred to in point 1 of this Part shall: [ Legalese way of saying USB-C charging ]
So if a device has no power ports it's fine
Wireless charging was considered for standardization in the early stages of the law (preparation, it never made it into a draft iirc) but the landscape was still too much in flux for a similar regulation to make sense, they'll revisit it in 2026
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoI am genuinely surprised Apple doesn’t just go portless in the EU out the gate.
- arnvald 3y agoI think there are still some potential obstacles like diagnostic devices (how to diagnose phone that doesn't boot without a cable?) and pricing - adding magsafe by default would probably raise costs
- _trackno5 3y ago> adding magsafe by default would probably raise costs What do you mean by this? All iPhone models currently sold by Apple (except for the SE model) have magsafe and wireless charging by default. They could also just have a non-charging Lightning port on the phones and say screw you to the EU :P
- arnvald 3y agoOh, my mistake, I thought it was an additional accessory. Thanks for correcting me!
- blep-arsh 3y agoRecent Apple Watches use a tiny 60GHz very-short-range transceiver manufactured by STMicroelectronics for contactless data transfer.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> how to diagnose phone that doesn't boot without a cable Small, non-charging port? (Not Lightning. Smaller.) Or just a sealed device that needs non-contact diagnostics. If the EU pushes back, they can make one that’s used serviceable but floods. Maybe that’s a valid marker niche.