NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Electronics manufacture stakeholders successful India person agreed to a phased roll-out of USB-C benignant azygous charging ports for devices including smartphones and laptops, the Indian authorities said connected Wednesday.
Adoption of the USB-C connectors, utilized by galore Android based devices, is expected to wounded Apple Inc whose iPhones are charged utilizing a Lightning cablegram currently.
The iPhone shaper has to alteration the charger for its phones successful the European Union from autumn 2024, successful bid to comply with caller rules that mandate a azygous charging larboard for astir physics devices.
"A wide statement emerged among stakeholders connected adoption of USB Type-C arsenic a charging larboard for physics devices," the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said successful a connection aft a authorities task-force gathering with manufacture groups representing smartphone players.
A antithetic charging larboard whitethorn beryllium adopted for phones lacking the much precocious features of a smartphone, specified arsenic being capable to usage the web to download applications, the ministry said.
A radical volition besides beryllium formed to analyse the feasibility of a azygous charging larboard for wearable devices similar earphones and astute watches, the authorities said.
The connection did not sanction immoderate companies that attended the gathering oregon agreed to the connection of a phased roll-out. The authorities would behaviour a survey to measure the biology interaction of switching to a azygous charging port, it said.
Apple did not instantly respond to a Reuters petition for comment.
(Reporting by Shivam Patel successful New Delhi;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)
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