It was inevitable, really, but following the EU’s legislation requiring USB-C to become the common charging standard, Apple has now confirmed that it will comply with the law, and switch from Lightning to USB-C on future iPhones. Greg Joswiak (Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing) said as much in a Wall Street Journal video interview (opens in new tab), confirming that “obviously, we’ll have to comply. “Joswiak didn’t say exactly when that change will occur, as the law doesn’t come into play until 2024, so it’s possible that the iPhone 15 will still have Lightning, but equally Apple might not wait around to make the inevitable switch, and, indeed, it’s been rumored that the iPhone 15 will use USB-C when it arrives next year.
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