USB-C ports the NEW standard for all devices in Europe; iPhones with USB-C now possible?

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USB-C ports are now the common standard for charging in the European Union! In a new agreement reached by the EU countries and their lawmakers, the USB-C port will now be the common port on all popular portable devices. The EU has been pushing for a common charging port for over a decade now and the decision has been finally taken. The law is yet to be passed but it will be implemented by the “Fall of 2024”. This gives all smartphone and mobile device manufacturers to comply with the norms if they want to sell their devices in the EU countries.

While most Android smartphone makers won’t face any issue over this law, it is Apple who needs to go back to the drawing board and get working. For years, Apple has stuck to its Lightning port for its iPhones, iPads, AirPods, and several other accessories. The move will now enforce Apple to design its future iPhone models with the USB-C port. Apple has already been putting the USB-C port on most of its iPad models, and been offering it as standard on its Mac products.

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It remains to be seen whether other markets also follow a similar approach in a bid to make universal port compatibility better. The EU agreement will be applied to mobile phones, tablets, cameras, laptops, navigation devices, and more.

"The deal we struck this morning will bring around EUR 250 million (roughly Rs. 2,075 crore) of savings to consumers," said EU industry chief Thierry Breton in a statement to Reuters. "It will also allow new technologies such as wireless charging to emerge and to mature without letting innovation to become source of market fragmentation and consumer inconvenience," he added.

"By autumn