New law passed by EU will force Apple to switch iPhone to USB-C from Lightning

A new law passed by the European Parliment will now require all smartphone and electronic device manufacturers to use a standard charging port for all consumer products by the end of 2024.

This law will heavily affect Apple who refused to change the iPhone port to USB-C for a long time now. By eliminating the Lightning port in favor of USB-C port, most people will be able to charge a wide variety of different products including the iPhone with one charger.

The Lightning port was introduced back in 2012 with the iPhone 5 models which was claimed by Apple to be the future modern connector for charging.

Apple did however switch some of their other products like Mac and iPad models to USB-C but products like the iPhone still use Lightning when many Android phones have already adopted USB-C a long time ago.

This new law will force future iPhone models, most likely the iPhone 15 to switch to USB-C, and a couple of accessories like AirPods, MagSafe accessories, Beats products, and Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad to switch to USB-C.