What you need to know?
The required USB-C charging port has been published in the Official Journal by the EU.
By December 28, 2024, the iPhone must upgrade to a USB-C port.
The idea of a government being too “prescriptive” alarmed Apple’s SVP of Marketing, but the EU wants to save its citizens €250 million annually.
The official date on which Apple will be compelled to switch its iPhone series to USB-C has been set by the European Parliament.
The EU has now officially published this new order in the Official Journal, further reinforcing the need (via The Verge).
With its publication, the EU has established a deadline of December 28, 2024, by which new phones must support USB-C.
Citizens still have to play the waiting game even if the European Parliament has issued this new legislation.
Before the new regulation is fully implemented, it takes about 20 days.
However, it will take over 24 months for each of the 27 EU member states to enact this into national law.
When the new law was approved, it was anticipated that the new USB-C standard for all devices in the EU will take effect before the end of 2024.
Given that Android phones have long since shifted to using USB-C chargers, Apple’s iPhone was still trapped as the odd one out using a lightning port, the majority, if not all eyes, were on it with this new regulation.
According to legislation passed by Parliament, all new mobile devices that require a wire to charge at up to 100W of electricity must have a USB-C connector.
The “lock-in” effect, in which you become reliant on a single OEM’s proprietary technology, was something that the EU looked at this new rule as a method to eliminate.
The charging of the gadget requires an Apple lightning cord.
The iPhone will proceed, according to Apple’s SVP of Marketing Greg Joswiak, a few weeks after the European Parliament decided to move forward with the new rule.
However, they weren’t too pleased with the government appearing to be overly “prescriptive” and pressuring a tech business to take action.
When the iPhone will move over is unknown, though the 2024 model won’t require it.
Reports, however, indicate that the company might introduce a USB-C iPhone sooner.
It’s also unclear whether Apple plans to implement this change in the US, where lawmakers are pushing for identical billing rules.
Actually, by passing this regulation, the EU hopes to save its citizens roughly €250 million annually by removing the need for them to juggle and purchase new cords for devices.
Additionally, there is a need to reduce the EU’s estimated 11,000 tons of electronic waste.
As mobile devices transition to the forthcoming, required USB-C charging standard