In case you ever wished you had a USB-C port on your iPhone, you are likely in for a treat. Turns out Apple has confirmed that it will roll out iPhones with USB-C ports in the future. As said by Apple top executive Greg Joswaik, the move is likely to be formalized with the iPhone 15 launch next year. Here’s the whole story.
Apple confirms moving to USB-C port for future iPhones
According to a WSJ report, the Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing Greg Joswaik was vocally stating that the company will make a way towards USB-C from the current lighting ports. iPhone 15 series is likely the first smartphone series to get the port as evidenced by previous reports.
Apple has been vocal about how it is being forced to overturn the lighting port for a universally accepted USB Type-C port. The Cupertino-based giant is the only smartphone maker in the world to use a different charging port as opposed to all other brands using USB-C on their phones.
The European Union (EU) has mandated Apple to use USB Type-C ports on its phones starting in 2024. Jozwiak mentioned that they don’t have any choice but to make a way to USB-C and comply with the mandate made by the EU. He further added that currently, the EU is the one dictating timing for the EU customers and that by autumn 2024, new iPhones and tablets from Apple will start using USB-C.
Although Joswaik confirmed that iPhones with USB-C are coming soon, there’s no update on the timeline for users outside Europe given the EU mandate. He added that Apple’s engineers are working in displeasure adding a USB-C port instead of Apple’s proprietary lighting port.
A previous report stated that Apple would include a USB-C port on future iPhones as early as later next year (i.e. 2023) with the iPhone 15 series hinting that Apple’s move will be a result of its organic upgrade and not something forced by the EU.
