Apple confirms USB-C is coming to iPhone

Apple has finally confirmed that it will be equipping future iPhones in the European Union with a USB-C port, thanks to the EU’s new mandate which they have to comply to. The mandate states that all smartphones sold in its countries need to have a USB-C charger.

Greg Joswiak who is the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing of Apple, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, said the company will “have to comply” with the EU’s new mandate. However, he has made it clear that Apple would do so because it had “no choice” in the matter. He also argued charging bricks had largely solved the problem, he also added that users throwing out the original Lightning cables will result in a great deal of waste when the devices make this switch.

Apple confirms USB-C is coming to iPhone

“Governments, you know, get to do what they are going to do. We will have to comply. We don’t have a choice like we don’t around the world and comply with local laws,” said Joswiak. “However, the approach would have been better environmentally as well as better for our customers to not have a government be that prescriptive.”

This new mandate aims to have all electronic devices use USB-C ports by the year 2024. The goal is to allow people using multiple devices to reliably charge phones, tablets, handheld gaming consoles, for example, the Switch, and other chargeable technology with universal ports as well as cables. To prevent the need to use several different cables across different brands. Apple phones have primarily used Lightning cables since their introduction in 2012, which is a long while to stick to the same tech, with no improvements. 

And with all honesty, despite what Joswiak says, I think this forced change will finally push Apple in the proper direction regarding charging, and slow charging speeds. I feel this change to USB-C has been due for a long. 

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