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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by dtech on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:40AM (#28626659)
This is non-news, this has already been the case since 2009 [1]. It mandates micro USB, EU iPhones come with an adapter. I'm not sure what the current status is, USB-C phones don't come with an adapter.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by Aaargh20318 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:50AM (#28626727)
That’s a different law, it requires a USB connection on the side of the charger. This would require a USB connector on the side of the phone.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by 88 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:53AM (#28626748)
I don’t think Apple provided an adapter, they merely “offered” one.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by gopaz on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:46AM (#28626702)
> EU iPhones come with an adapter.

Source? Since 2009 I probably had 8 iPhones or so, never seen or heard about any adapter

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by boudin on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:52AM (#28626742)
I don't know if it's what the author of this comment meant, but iphone chargers have an USB plug and the charging cable is a USB - Lightning cable. But it's the case everywhere no?
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by dtech on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:56AM (#28626770)
It might differ per country. In NL it has been the case. The latest comes with an USB-C -> lightning cable [1]. I think the micro-USB might have been around iPhone 7 era.

[1] https://www.apple.com/nl/iphone-13-pro/specs/

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