in an interview with Wall Street JournalApple executives made their most direct statements on the subject. Transition to the USB Type-C standard imposed by the European Union (EU). During a newspaper conference, the company’s senior vice president of global marketing, Greg Joswiak said the new law in the region should affect the next iPhones..
“Obviously we’ll have to negotiate. [com a mudança]. We have no other choice,” said Joswiak. The manager also gave information. The date of change should be judged by the region’s own standard.. Craig Federighi, the company’s vice president of software, also attended the event.
The EU decision was announced by the Parliament at the beginning of the month and has a deadline until the end of 2024. All smartphones, tablets and cameras sold in the region have the universal USB-C connector by default. Confirmation of the implementation of the new law was given last Monday (24).
By 2026, the law will also cover laptops, but will also cover, for example, headsets, video game controllers, keyboards, mice and other electronic devices. However, on this occasion, Apple executives haven’t confirmed whether the iPhone will adopt the USB-C standard worldwide.
iPhone 15 with USB-C?
With this, it is speculated that the next “iPhone 15” will replace the proprietary Lightning standard for USB-C that has been massively adopted on Android devices. However, Joswiak did not seem satisfied with the way local governments were pushing for change.
Referring to the use of adapters, the Apple executive said that consumers will be able to choose “the cable that fits their device.” The main feature of the EU decision is to reduce the electronic waste caused by different types of connectors. But for Joswiak, the change to the iPhone should have had the opposite effect.
The Lightning (8-pin) standard debuted on the iPhone 5 in 2012, shortly after the company dropped a proprietary 30-pin connector.
The amendment was evaluated by US and Indian lawmakers. In Brazil, the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) launched a public consultation meeting on the standardization of mobile phone chargers in June. In addition, the national organization recommending the use of USB-C evaluated the issue as an option.
Source: Tec Mundo
