The European Union has voted to standardize phone chargers across the bloc, meaning that Apple will have to switch to the USB-C connector on its devices from 2024.
The move comes as part of a wider effort to reduce electronic waste and make life easier for consumers, who will no longer have to carry around multiple chargers for different devices.
USB-C is already the standard charger on Android products, and other companies have already started using it on their devices. Apple has been one of the holdouts, but it looks like that’s about to change.
The new rules will come into effect in two years’ time, so we could see a new generation of Apple devices with USB-C chargers from 2024 onwards.
