EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all phones

Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by taylodl on Thursday September 23, 2021 @08:43AM (#28628312)

Simple. They changed from the 30 pin adaptor to Lightning 9 years ago. People complained to the high heavens about it. I recall Apple promising they would keep the new Lightning adaptor for at least 10 years. Guess what? When the new iPhones are released next year it will have been 10 years. The EU is probably aware of this situation and simply want to ensure Apple doesn't try to come up with some other solution. I don't think they needed to do that since Apple has already adopted USB-C on their iPads.

Bottom line? My prediction is next year's iPhone is going to have USB-C.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by rblatz on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:59AM (#28631034)

I came to the same conclusion. There is so much hand wringing on the internet about it, and most of these people don't remember the 30 pin to lightning transition. Specifically people don't remember what a huge upgrade lightning was over 30 pin or even the USB standard at the time.

The people also talk about huge profits apple is making on charging cables, which just doesn't make sense if you take even a cursory glance at the price of lightning cables on Amazon. I saw numerous multi packs of cables selling for ~$2.25 for a 6ft+ cables. Apple has already signaled the direction they are going with charging standards, and it's USB-C. They are just waiting for the supported lifetime of the lightning cable to be over.

[ Parent | on HN ]