Apple confirms that iPhones will adopt the USB-C charger in Europe

Manzana has confirmed that they will comply with the new European legislation that will impose the USB type C charger on most electronic devices from the end of 2024, dispensing with the Lightning port in iPhone At least in this market.

The Twenty-seven have given their approval this week to the new directive that will impose the single USB-C charger on the vast majority of portable electronic devices as of autumn 2024, thus completing the last step for its signature and subsequent entry into force.

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The obligation to incorporate a USB type C port affects smartphones that are marketed in the member countries of the European Unionregardless of the manufacturer, which has forced Apple to pay attention in recent weeks, since the iPhone uses its own port, called Lightning.

“Obviously, we will have to comply [con la legislación]”Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Greg Joswiak, confirmed during his participation in The Wall Street Journal’s annual Tech Live conference. “We have no choice”as is the case with other local laws around the world, he pointed out.

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And he has made it clear that they are not satisfied. “We believe that the approach that would have been better for the environment and better for our clients is not to have such a prescriptive government”.

Joswiak has not advanced when he will present the iPhone with a USB-C charger or if they will extend this specification to more markets apart from Europe.

Source: Elcomercio

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