The debate has been underway for more than two years, but now the European Union has just put an end to it. Apple will have to move from its trusty Lightning port, present for more than 10 years at the bottom of the phone, to USB-C, at least in Europe. Indeed, the European directive has just been passed and in the fall of 2024, all new smartphones that want to be sold in Europe will have to havea USB-C charging port.
Goodbye to the famous “technological innovation” as Apple has defended itself for years. With a billion Lightning cables present in the world, they will go into the trash from 2024, unless Apple offers a workaround to the brand new European laws.
Apple still has a solution to escape USB-C
Indeed, the only solution for the Cupertino company today (there are two in reality) would be to offer an iPhone (15 in 2024) without any port, using only a wireless charging solution. . This considerably complicates the transfer of data between devices.
Withthe arrival of MagSafe when the iPhone 12 was released,Apple has prepared its public for the advent of wireless, despite the fact that the latter raises a lot of questions, particularly ecological ones. With the whole world charging their iPhones wirelessly, the electrical losses from this new charger would be, on a global scale, colossal.
A switch to USB-C for the planet?
While the whole world is trying to reduce its energy consumption, with the common goal of saving the planet, the world of technological news (and headlining Apple) could therefore take a big step backwards, by adopting a solution like wireless, which is,in factbad news for the planet.
Yetthe idea of Europeto force Apple to use a charging standard for its iPhones did not seem stupid in the country. The same charger for everyone would have considerably reduced the number of these wires produced each year, which would have a beneficial impact for the planet. Everything will therefore depend on Apple's choice, whether to offer an iPhone with USB-C, or with MagSafe as the only charging solution.
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