Adam Kos Will the iPhone have USB-C or will Apple be able to afford to sell its phones in the EU still with its Lightning? This case has been going on for a really long time, and it looks like it will take a while before it gets any results. In the final, we may not even care what the EU reaches, because maybe Apple will overtake it.
You probably know that the EU wants to unify charging cables and connectors across electronic devices. The goal is to reduce electronic waste, but also to make it easier for the customer to know what to charge their device with. But if there is an elite of nations in the EU, it's surprising that someone didn't tell them that we actually only have two "standards" here, at least as far as cable charging is concerned. Apple has its Lightning, the rest mostly only have USB-C. You may find some small brands that still use microUSB, but this connector is already clearing the field even in the ranks of low-end devices.
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Flying around the world with Apple With half a billion chargers for portable devices, including tablets and headphones, shipped to Europe every year and creating 11 to 13 tonnes of e-waste, a single charger for mobile phones and other devices would benefit everyone. At least that's what EU representatives say. It's meant to help the environment and help recycle old electronics. The side effect is saving money and reducing unnecessary costs and allegedly inconvenience for businesses and consumers.
Lightning connector and cables
But now let's take the poor Apple device user who will have to switch to USB-C with the next generation iPhone. Please count how many Lightning cables you have at home. I personally 9. Apart from iPhones, I also charge iPad Air 1st generation, AirPods Pro, Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad with them. You also lack logic in this, why would I suddenly start buying USB-C cables? These accessories should also switch to USB-C in the future.
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Vratislav Holub For now, it's still just the music of the future
The EU is proposing a comprehensive policy intervention that builds on the Commission's proposal and calls for the interoperability of wireless charging technologies to 2026. So if everything goes through and gets approved, Apple won't have to put USB-C in their devices until 2026. That's 4 more beautiful years. Apple is aware of this, of course, so it has quite a bit of wiggle room to adapt, but it can also tweak its MagSafe wireless charging accordingly.
The EU wants to dabble in it as well, when it will probably approve a single Qi standard. And that's cool because iPhones support it. The question is, what about MagSafe, as an alternative. His chargers are different after all, so will the EU want to ban him? As absurd as it may sound, she could. Everything was stirred up by the confusion surrounding the removal of chargers from the packaging of iPhones, when the customer does not have to know the first time with which accessories to actually charge the purchased product.
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Therefore, the EU also wants packaging to contain clear information about whether or not a charger is present. In the case of MagSafe accessories, there should theoretically be information on whether it is a MagSafe compatible charger or indeed a Made for MagSafe one. It is true that it is quite confusing in this, and a user unfamiliar with the situation can be really confused. Now consider the different charging speeds of phones. Sure, it's a bit of a mess, but removing Lightning from the face of the earth doesn't solve anything.
