European Union officially publishes regulations making USB-C ports mandatory

[Jan]

Goodbye Lightning port

The European Union's (EU) recently-passed legislation stipulating that all devices sold in Europe must feature a USB-C port will come into effect in late 2024.

According to Softpedia News, the new legislation has now been set in stone, having been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

 

[Sapphiron]

Good Riddance





The cellphone shops will miss the revenue from replacement cables and port repairs.

 

[Tman*]

Next Up - iPhones will only charge if you use an official Apple usb type C cable. retail at $99, charger sold separately.

 

[RonSwanson]

Ken hom nie.

 

[Budza]

legislation stipulating that all devices sold in Europe must feature a USB-C port

Only if wired.

Does this apply to laptops too?

 

[sand_man]

Next Up - iPhones will only charge if you use an official Apple usb type C cable. retail at $99, charger sold separately.

They will see their a$$es cause now they competing with every other usb type C cable manufacturer and their dog....

 

[Park@82]

This my be an unpopular opinion but I am not in favor of governments dictating design/tech choices to private companies.

IMO if you don't like the port, don't buy the phone. I get that this is about e-waste. I am just worried that moves like these could stifle innovation in the long run.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Finally one cable for everything in house.

Swapped wife to ipad pro which us USB-C, just phone and headphones left.

 

[Totempole]

Next Up - iPhones will only charge if you use an official Apple usb type C cable. retail at $99, charger sold separately.

That, or they'll limit the charge to 1A on any unofficial cable.

 

[Bryn]

The Lightning cable is long overdue a well-deserved death.

I wonder if Apple would get in trouble if they went portless though, instead opting to use a proprietary MagSafe data connection...

 

[backstreetboy]

This my be an unpopular opinion but I am not in favor of governments dictating design/tech choices to private companies.

IMO if you don't like the port, don't buy the phone. I get that this is about e-waste. I am just worried that moves like these could stifle innovation in the long run.

Not as easy when you're in a walled garden.

 

[Dolby]

I wonder if Apple would get in trouble if they went portless though, instead opting to use a proprietary MagSafe data connection...

So this seems to be a rumour - but only 15w wireless ?

I honestly think it'll be too slow, unless that Apple started accelerating R&D on wireless charging a few years ago. Or, they'll put a spin on it that any faster will damage the battery or some other marketing nonsense.

 

[bwana]

Only if wired.

Does this apply to laptops too?

The video you linked to also links to the relevant regs but yes, it does.

a) handheld mobile phones,
b) tablets,
c) digital cameras,
d) headphones,
e) headsets,
f) handheld videogame consoles,
g) portable speakers,
h) e-readers,
i) keyboards,
j) mice,
k) portable navigation systems,
l) earbuds,
m) laptops

The Lightning cable is long overdue a well-deserved death.

I wonder if Apple would get in trouble if they went portless though, instead opting to use a proprietary MagSafe data connection...

I think they're going to go port-less and I think it's going to be a dumb decision. Resisting the change to USB-C doesn't make any sense. Either way they're going to lose revenue from lightning.

 

[Dolby]

I think they're going to go port-less and I think it's going to be a dumb decision

Is that because of file transfer speed as opposed to charging speed? Could they not adopt a faster WiFi system then?

 

[garyc]

Still waiting to see an Apple customer complaining about this move.

 

[Hamster]

This my be an unpopular opinion but I am not in favor of governments dictating design/tech choices to private companies.

IMO if you don't like the port, don't buy the phone. I get that this is about e-waste. I am just worried that moves like these could stifle innovation in the long run.

Wait until you hear what they've been dictating to car manufacturers.

 

[Hamster]

c) digital cameras,

Finally that stupid Nikon charging cable and micro-USB can finally DIE

 

[Johnatan56]

Only if wired.

Does this apply to laptops too?





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Up to a certain wattage, will probably follow USB PD spec.

This my be an unpopular opinion but I am not in favor of governments dictating design/tech choices to private companies.

IMO if you don't like the port, don't buy the phone. I get that this is about e-waste. I am just worried that moves like these could stifle innovation in the long run.

It's an open standard, it can (and will) change over time. The stiffling innovation stuff is nonsense, it's basically the same argument everyone had with plugs a century ago except USB c is easier to iterate/improve.

Apple is just unhappy as they were coining it with the royalties they got on their cable parents.

 

[PsyWulf]

Goodbye Lightning port

The European Union's (EU) recently-passed legislation stipulating that all devices sold in Europe must feature a USB-C port will come into effect in late 2024.

According to Softpedia News, the new legislation has now been set in stone, having been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Europen in the thread title

 

[bwana]

Still waiting to see an Apple customer complaining about this move.

I think you will if they ditch the port completely.