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New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules - BBC News

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A European Union law will require portable devices to have a common charger by 2024.

New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules 4 September 2023 Share Save Add as preferred on Google Chris Vallance & Zoe Kleinman Technology team BBC Some Apple devices - such as the iPad Pro and Mac laptops - use USB-C (left) while the iPhone uses Lightning (right) Apple's latest iPhone will almost certainly feature a USB-C charge point when it is unveiled on 12 September. The firm's phones currently use its proprietary Lightning adaptor, unlike rivals, including Samsung. A European Union law requires phone manufacturers to adopt a common charging connection by December 2024 to save consu

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