Apple Is Running Too Far Behind Android with Type-C USB Adoption

The new rule may force Apple products to adopt Type-C USB charging ports by 2024

Recently, a rule was adopted by the European Union requiring the use of Type-C USB chargers for phones, tablets, cameras, and other electronics. Nearly all Android phones at the moment have a USB Type-C charger. Apple still charges products through its lightning port, though. However, this might soon alter.

Future iPhones might have Type-C USB adoption, according to Mark German of Bloomberg. Apple, however, does not anticipate switching before 2023, at the earliest. This indicates that the standard lighting port will be present on the next iPhone 14 series. Numerous rumors suggest that Apple's Type-C USB Adoption is very likely. The renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo already foresaw that the iPhone 15 versions would include USB Type-C connections. Due to Apple's USB Type-C connections in iPads, the charging technique does not appear to be too disconnected from Apple's environment, making the rumor plausible. Apple has already used Type-C USB products.

Although it appears that Apple is not making the switch to Type-C USB connectors to make life simpler for users, the corporation may be doing so in anticipation of possible European legislative mandates. Apple has to include a USB-C port on all iPhones, iPads, and Air Pods sold in Europe according to European legislation. Not just Apple, but all smartphone makers who sell products in Europe should make sure that every new gadget has a USB Type-C port. Additionally, USB ports have been requested to be included in tablets, computers, digital cameras, headphones, and other gadgets by electronic producers. Although the majority of Android phones have USB Type-C connections, the new regulation will particularly affect Apple.

The proposed regulations would ensure that consumers may use a single charger for all of their small and medium-sized electronic devices, eliminating the need for new chargers and cables every time they buy a new device. The Market and Consumer Protection Committee announced in a statement that all mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, headsets, handheld game consoles, and portable speakers rechargeable through a wired cable will need to feature a USB Type-C port.