The European Union has officially approved the regulation that makes USB Type-C input mandatory for all electronic devices, including phones. The regulation is expected to enter into force with the approval of the Parliament and the Council.
The attempt to have a uniform entrance for technological devices, which has been the subject of debate in the European Union for a long time, has come to an end today. European Union officials on all smartphones to be sold within the EU Will make USB-C input mandatory for editing had an agreement.
The regulation in question applies to smartphones as well as tablets, digital cameras, speakers, portable game consoles and e-readers including all electronic devices. The announcement was published today by the European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
All technological devices released after the autumn period of 2024 will have a USB-C port:
Although the new regulation has been approved by the European Union authorities, it has not yet been officially approved by the European Union Parliament and Council. With these approvals, the European Parliament, From the autumn semester of 2024 He shared that it will be mandatory for all electronic devices to have a USB Type-C port.
The new regulation in question is in the European Union. reduction of electronic waste for It will be the biggest step of the initiative. With the regulation, all electronic devices will have the same input, so users will not have to deal with different cables, and the number of waste that arises if these cables lose their function will also decrease. Likewise, the unnecessary purchase of new chargers and cables will be prevented. With the regulation, it is expected to save approximately 250 million euros per year and to reduce 11 thousand tons of electronic waste.
Apple will be most affected by the regulation:
The company that will be most affected by the new regulation of the EU will be Apple. Apple, which has only included the Lightning input on iPhone phones to date, won’t be able to do that anymore. But Apple may also have a solution for this issue. Because the EU will only apply the regulation to devices that require wired charging. In other words, it will not be necessary to have a USB-C port on devices with only wireless charging support. This, in turn, will be an opportunity for Apple to fully embrace wireless charging technology.
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/7/23156361/european-union-usb-c-wired-charging-iphone-lightning-ewaste