If you’re an iPhone fan, you must have heard the news recently that the EU is gearing up to mandate a standard charger for new devices – that is to say, future iPhones from 2024 will have to use USB-C. This is big news – Apple has used its proprietary Lightning port for charging iPhones for years now, despite nearly all Android phone makers stepping up to the USB-C standard (and Apple itself using USB-C for iPads). Even though the EU only governs Europe, this mandate would likely force Apple to change its future iPhones around the world – it wouldn’t be practical for the brand to sell the same device with different ports in various countries.
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