Apple already uses USB-C ports in devices such as the new iPad Mini 6
Oct 06, 2022| Apple already uses USB-C ports in devices such as the new iPad Mini 6
The proposed new legislation will then have to be approved by the European Parliament before it becomes law. Once approved, EU regulators will give manufacturers a 24-month transition period, "which will provide sufficient time for the industry to adapt."
However, Apple said in a statement on the matter. We remain concerned that strict regulation that prescribing only one type of connector stifles innovation rather than encourages it, which in turn harms consumers in Europe and around the world."
Apple has already adopted USB-C for devices like the new iPad Mini 6, but its iPhone 13 series continues to use Lightning, but it's possible that it could do the same for iphones in the future, but it's also been rumored that it wants to use wireless charging to achieve a completely port free iPhone.
The European Union has done this once before. Just under a decade ago, it mandated microUSB as the charging standard, which Apple then got around by offering a micro USB-to-Lightning adapter.
