EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones

Strasbourg, France (AFP) Oct 4, 2022

The EU parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB-C to be the single charger standard for all new smartphones, tablets and cameras from late 2024. The measure, which EU lawmakers adopted with a vote 602 in favour, 13 against, will - in Europe at least - push Apple to drop its outdated Lightning port on its iPhones for the USB-C one already used by many of its competitors. Mak