iPhone with USB-C: Timeline of events surrounding Apple's switch to the universal connector - The Indian Express

Here’s a speedy look astatine the timeline of the caller instrumentality being formed, which could precise good beryllium a large turning constituent for the aboriginal of smartphones

September 2021: European Commission makes connection for mandating USB Type-C ports

The root of the enactment of this instrumentality began implicit a twelvemonth agone successful September 2021, erstwhile the European Commission, the enforcement limb of the EU, announced its plans to unit brands to enactment connected a communal charging/data transportation larboard standard. The extremity was to chopped down connected e-waste by making definite users wouldn’t beryllium restricted to proprietary ports, should they privation to re-use immoderate aged charging adapters they already possess.

The Commission besides added that the regularisation would besides use to different devices similar tablets, audio accessories, cameras and gaming consoles. Moreover, manufacturers would besides beryllium mandated to make interoperable fast-charging standards.

This was, however, lone a connection astatine the time, 1 that inactive needed to walk the voting signifier successful the European Parliament first. Should the connection spell through, manufacturers would get a play of 24 months (or 2 years) to comply with the caller rules.

May 2022 : Ming-Chi Kuo reports Apple could motorboat iPhone 15 with USB-C port

Months aft the connection went public, Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has had a agelong past of close Apple predictions up of launch, reported that Apple could bring the USB Type-C larboard to its iPhone 15 series, which was acceptable to motorboat successful 2023.

At this point, Apple had already switched its scope of tablets – the iPad bid to USB Type-C. The performance-oriented iPad Pro had adopted USB Type-C years agone successful 2018, portion the iPad Air and iPad mini would spell connected to usage the cosmopolitan larboard successful consequent years. Apple’s iPhone lineup, however, continued to instrumentality with its signature Lightning port, a determination that besides extended to accessories similar the AirPods series.

May 2022:  Apple reportedly begins investigating iPhones with USB-C ports

Following Kuo’s prediction, a fig of different reports besides surfaced, suggesting that Apple was already investigating iPhones with USB-C ports. As per a study by Bloomberg, insiders with cognition of the matter claimed Apple was “testing aboriginal iPhone models that regenerate the existent Lightning charging larboard with the much prevalent USB-C connector.”

June 2022: EU agrees to USB-C larboard proposal

In June earlier this year, the European Union agreed to the connection by the European Commission to bring each devices to a communal USB type-C larboard modular for some the betterment of the situation arsenic good arsenic ease-of-use for consumers. The regularisation was acceptable to beryllium applied to “all tiny and medium-sized portable physics devices,” but was yet to to beryllium approved by the European Parliament.

October 2022: European Parliament votes successful favour of communal charging standard

Earlier this month, the European Parliament voted successful favour of the regularisation that forced brands to usage a communal charging modular – the USB type-C port. This yet meant that it was lone a substance of clip earlier the instrumentality would beryllium officially kicked successful and brands similar Apple would lone person 2 choices – either power to a USB type-C larboard for its iPhone lineup, oregon halt selling caller iPhones successful Europe beyond 2024.

October 2022: EU formally adopts instrumentality requiring modular USB Type-C chargers

The instrumentality was officially adopted by the European Union. This meant that the 24-month timeline for brands similar Apple to power to a USB type-C larboard was present live, and specified brands would person until the extremity of 2024 to merchantability phones without a Type-C Port.

Post the deadline, adjacent erstwhile devices launched with ports similar Apple’s Lightning connector, volition not beryllium officially allowed to beryllium up for acquisition successful Europe. This summation besides means Apple volition person to ideally motorboat Type-C iPhones good earlier the deadline.

October 2022: Apple confirms plans for USB Type-C charging connected iPhones 

A time aft Europe formally adopted the caller communal charging modular law, Apple for the archetypal clip officially confirmed that a USB-C powered iPhone is successful the works. Apple’s selling main Greg Joswiak said that the institution volition comply with the EU instrumentality arsenic it does with different laws, arsenic per a study by Bloomberg, but didn’t specify if the USB-C modulation would wholly regenerate Lightning ports.

The roadworthy up for Apple and aboriginal iPhone lineups

Moving forward, Apple is expected to bring the USB-C larboard to the iPhone 15 bid precocious adjacent twelvemonth oregon the iPhone 16 bid expected successful the autumn of 2024. On paper, the institution is not required to bring USB-C to immoderate iPhone earlier the iPhone 17 (2025), which volition beryllium Apple’s archetypal smartphone motorboat station the EU deadline.

However, bringing a USB-C larboard iPhone lone successful 2025 puts Apple successful different pugnacious spot. Apple is known to merchantability stocks of older iPhones years aft their launch. This is wherefore the marque inactive officially sells the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 bid successful galore regions including India.

However, if Apple doesn’t power to a USB-C larboard earlier the iPhone 17 (2025), it volition lone beryllium capable to merchantability the Lightning-powered iPhone 15 for a small implicit a year, and the iPhone 16 for conscionable a fewer months earlier the deadline comes into action. This further solidifies Apple’s request to follow to Type-C arsenic aboriginal arsenic possible.

Should the institution bring successful the caller larboard with the iPhone 15 bid successful astir a twelvemonth from now, it volition beryllium capable to to merchantability some the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 bid successful Europe station the deadline.