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Three ways Apple's iPhone could change thanks to new Lightning port rules - Techradar

Three ways Apple's iPhone could change thanks to new Lightning port rules - Techradar

Three ways Apple's iPhone could change thanks to new Lightning port rules - Techradar
Sep 26, 2021 1 min, 33 secs

A big change could be coming to future iPhones – and it’s not one that Apple wants.

The European Union has announced plans to force smartphone makers to include a USB-C port on their devices, so that there’s a universal smartphone charger for all phone users.

We’re focused on Apple here simply because just about every other smartphone maker already uses USB-C – as do many makers of other devices such as cameras, tablets and handheld consoles, which are also affected by the proposal.

Having stuck with the Lightning port since 2012, Apple understandably isn’t too happy about having to make a change here, claiming in a statement to TechRadar to “remain concerned that strict regulation mandating just one type of connector stifles innovation rather than encouraging it, which in turn will harm consumers in Europe and around the world.”.

If the European Union says that the iPhone charging port must be USB-C, then it makes sense for Apple to switch to USB-C, whether it wants to or not.

Given that the EU only has a say over how things work in its member states, it’s also possible that Apple could release two different versions of future iPhones – one with a USB-C port for the EU, and one with Lightning for everywhere else.

One way to get around the requirement for a USB-C port would be to not have a charging port at all.

It would mean relying on wireless charging, but that’s something the iPhone range already offers, and with MagSafe on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 it’s arguably better than the wireless charging on most other phones, since this makes it easier to keep the chargers aligned.

One other option is that Apple could include both a USB-C port and a Lightning port in future iPhones.

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