{"id":108459,"date":"2022-10-26T08:19:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T08:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-confirms-iphone-to-get-usb-c-charging-to-comply-with-eu-law\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T08:19:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T08:19:58","slug":"apple-confirms-iphone-to-get-usb-c-charging-to-comply-with-eu-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-confirms-iphone-to-get-usb-c-charging-to-comply-with-eu-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple confirms iPhone to get USB-C charging to comply with EU law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-107140813\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Apple will &#8220;comply&#8221; with European Union regulation that requires electronic devices to be equipped with USB-C charging, said Greg Joswiak, Apple&#8217;s senior vice president of worldwide marketing.  That will mean Apple&#8217;s iPhones, which currently use its proprietary Lightning charging standard, will need to change to support USB-C.<\/p>\n<p>Jakub Porzyck |  Nurphoto |  Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">apple<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>  will have to comply with a European Union law that mandates electronic devices have a common charging standard \u2014 known as USB-C \u2014 the company&#8217;s marketing chief confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously we&#8217;ll have to comply,&#8221; Greg Joswiak, Apple&#8217;s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said at the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, ministers from EU member states gave the final approval to the common charger law which means that by 2024, electronic devices including mobile phones and tablets will need to support USB-C charging.<\/p>\n<p>The European Council&#8217;s stamp of approval comes after other EU legislative bodies voted in favor of the law which has been around 10 years in the making.<\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s iPhone uses its proprietary Lightning charger.  Under upcoming EU law, the iPhone would need to support USB-C.<\/p>\n<p>Joswiak did not say when Apple would introduce USB-C to its flagship smartphone but it would need to happen by 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts previously told CNBC that iPhones scheduled to be released in 2023 could be equipped with USB-C charging and that Apple is likely to introduce the standard globally, not just in the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>EU lawmakers argue the rules will reduce waste as consumers do not need to buy a new charger every time they purchase a device.  The EU said that this will reduce production and the disposal of new chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Joswiak took a swipe at the EU for the charging law, admitting that the two sides have been in a &#8220;little bit of a disagreement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We think the approach would have been better environmentally and better for our customers to not have a government be that prescriptive,&#8221; Joswiak said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple will &#8220;comply&#8221; with European Union regulation that requires electronic devices to be equipped with USB-C charging, said Greg Joswiak, Apple&#8217;s senior vice president of worldwide marketing. That will mean Apple&#8217;s iPhones, which currently use its proprietary Lightning charging standard, will need to change to support USB-C. 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