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Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of worldwide marketing confirms that Apple will swap out the Lightning connector for USB-C to comply with EU regulations.
Joswiak, who spoke at the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event on Tuesday evening, stated that Apple had agreed with the European Union’s decision to require a standardized charger for consumer devices.
“Obviously, we’ll have to comply. We have no choice.” he stated.
On Monday, the European Union gave its final approval to the standard charger directive, a plan that will force Apple and other electronics producers to use USB-C by the end of 2024.
Under the plan, USB-C ports will become mandatory on the majority of consumer devices, including tablets, smartphones, keyboards, mice, game consoles, headphones, and more. The underlying hope is that. this will improve consumer convenience and significantly reduce electronic waste.
It’s also been rumored that Apple’s iPhone 15 models will switch to USB-C charging, and that Apple will still produce four models, with bigger feature differences than the iPhone 14 family currently has.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and the Wall Street Journal