The European Union intends to unify the USB Type-C connector in recent years. Recently, the European Parliament Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCPC) voted, with 43 votes in favor (2 votes once morest), agreeing to change all electronic products to USB Type-C Standard, the market generally believes that Apple will be the most affected, and future iPhone and AirPods products will limit the use of the USB-C charging interface.
Since September 2021, the European Commission has proposed to reduce e-waste products as the main demand to limit future small and medium-sized electronic products, with USB Type-C (USB-C) connection design as the main specification, including chargers, mobile phones, and tablets. , digital cameras, headphones, bluetooth speakers and handheld game console products, will also expand to e-books, keyboards, laptops and electronic toys, etc., must be equipped with USB-C interface to avoid more electronic waste.
However, the EU also offers limited USB-C exemptions for smaller products, such as smartwatches, fitness tracking and sports equipment.
The European Parliament voted to pass all the votes, which also means that the electronic product charging hole specification bill has been determined. A detailed meeting to approve the unified USB-C specification of electronic products will be held in May. Later, MEPs will start discussions with the EU government and legislate with correction details.
Apple Lightning ready to go into history
Apple’s previous public statement once morest the European Commission’s decision: “We are concerned that tight restrictions on charging ports for connected devices will stifle innovation rather than encourage it. On the other hand, he also believes that if Lightning does not meet the universal standard, it will force consumers to discard existing Lightning cables and accessories, resulting in more risk of e-waste.
Judging from the current situation, the EU seems to ignore Apple’s statement, and most outsiders believe that the EU’s actions will indeedSpeeding up the iPhone to make major changes to the charging port interface, most people think that USB-C will be used on the iPhone。
Although Apple has switched to USB-C charging specifications for Mac and iPad, and the remaining iPhone, iPod touch and AirPods products still use Lightning, Apple insists on refusing to switch to USB-C charging port interface for iPhone, mainly because Apple has the Lightning patent. Control, maintaining Lightning is more valuable than switching to USB-C.
The chances of seeing USB-C on the iPhone 14 or iPhone 15 are not high, and the Lightning connector design will still be maintained in recent years, mainly because the European Union will provide a few years to improve, from the European Parliament (MEP) members revealed until From 2026, the iPhone will be restricted from using the Lightning port.
Mr. Mad believes that Apple’s chances of switching to USB-C for the iPhone are close to zero, and it needs to be before the 2026 decree takes effect.Developed a non-porous iPhone designwith a higher probability of ending with “Wireless MagSafe Magnetic Design“Replace the Lightning charging interface, use the wireless magnetic design to avoid EU regulations, and at the same time continue to control the accessories market and patent gold, it is estimated that the iPhone 18 series in 2026 will completely abandon the Lightning interface.
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