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New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules

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A European Union law will require portable devices to have a common charger by 2024.
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 consumers money and cut waste.
Most new Apple products such as the latest iPads already use USB-C, but the firm had argued against the EU rule.
When it was introduced in September 2021, an Apple representative told BBC News: „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.

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