{"id":129196,"date":"2022-10-26T03:22:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T03:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/22\/10\/26\/greg-joswiak-confirms-iphones-future-move-to-usb-c?utm_medium=rss"},"modified":"2022-10-26T03:22:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T03:22:53","slug":"greg-joswiak-confirms-iphones-future-move-to-usb-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/26\/greg-joswiak-confirms-iphones-future-move-to-usb-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Joswiak confirms iPhone’s future move to USB-C"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apple’s vice president of worldwide marketing confirms that Apple will swap out the Lightning connector for USB-C to comply with EU regulations.\n<\/p>\n

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Greg Joswiak, known as “Joz,” spoke at the Wall Street Journal<\/em>‘s Tech Live event on Tuesday evening.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He said Apple agreed with the European Union’s decision to require a standardized charger for consumer devices. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We’ll have to comply,” he stated. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On Monday,<\/a> the European Union gave its final approval to the standard charger directive, a plan that will force Apple and other electronics producers to use USB-C by the end of 2024.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The hope is that the move will improve consumer convenience and reduce electronic waste significantly.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A new report<\/a> claims that the forthcoming iPhone 15<\/a> range will switch to USB-C charging, and that Apple will still produce four models, with bigger feature differences than the iPhone 14<\/a> family has.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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