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A comment on EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all phones. Parent comment

Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by ewidar on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:40AM (#28629808)
We're talking with no adapters here, as in you have a single plain usb-c charger for all your phones.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by rhino369 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:07AM (#28630245)
Not if the cable is built into the power adapter. But if the power adapter just has a USB-C port, then you can charge it using the cable that comes in the iphone box.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by wutbrodo on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:05AM (#28630229)
Why feed the trolls? It's plainly obvious to everyone here that "charge X with Y" doesn't by default include special adapters or connectors.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by zepto on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:18AM (#28630425)
Not really. The biggest claim is that this measure will reduce e-waste, but that’s a red-herring since the e-waste is in the charger not the cable, and chargers are already interchangeable.
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