EU confirms all phones must be USB-C law by 2024

Smartphones will have to transition to the USB-C standard by 2024, according to the European Commission, which declared it a while ago before submitting a bill in 2021 requiring manufacturers to offer products rechargeable by USB-C. While most companies have already accomplished this transition, Apple has not. The USB-C standard was first adopted in 2015 on the Mac and subsequently in 2018 on the iPad. This time, it'll be the iPhone, namely the iPhone 16, that will have to adjust. European MPs unanimously approved a proposal to oblige Apple, as well as all other technology firms, to use the USB-C standard as a universal charging connection and to add a new criterion for a wireless charging standard.

The new rule applies to all rechargeable electronic gadgets, including tablets, headphones, headsets, computers, keyboards, computer mice, and smartwatches such as the Apple Watch. On Apple's side, this implies that the Lightning port will be officially dead by 2024. This, however, does not imply that Apple will transition to USB-C. Apple may provide an iPhone without a port in order to avoid the law while also making its smartphone as waterproof as feasible. Unless Apple chooses to use MagSafe as an alternative charging method, it would