Apple confirms the iPhone is getting USB-C, but isn’t happy about the reason why - The Verge
Apple executive Greg Joswiak responded to a question about the EU’s USB-C mandate by saying, “obviously, we’ll have to comply.”
The Verge homepageThe Verge homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo./Tech/Reviews/Science/Entertainment/MoreMenuExpandThe VergeThe Verge logo.MenuExpandApple/Tech/PolicyApple confirms the iPhone is getting USB-CApple confirms the iPhone is getting USB-C / Greg Joswiak said that ‘obviously, we’ll have to comply’ with the EU’s new USB-C rules while criticizing them for e-waste implications and inconveniencing customersBy Mitchell Clark
Share this story Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeApple has given its most direct confirmation yet that a USB-C-equipped iPhone will happen now that the European Union is mandating that all phones sold in its member countries use the connector if they have a physical charger.
When asked by The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern if the company would replace Lightning, Apple’s senior VP of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, answered by saying: “Obviously, we’ll have to comply; we have no choice.”
Stern brought the law up during a talk with Joswiak and software VP Craig Federighi at the WSJ’s Tech Live conference and followed up by asking when we can expect to see USB-C on an iPhone. Joswiak replied, “the Europeans are the ones dictating timing for European customers.”
Currently, the law dictates that “all mobile phones and tablets” will have to use USB-C by “autumn 2024.” Joswiak refused to answer whether the company would include the connector on phones sold outside the EU.
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