Apple has confirmed that the iPhone will support USB-C charging following a European Union mandate.
Apple has confirmed that the iPhoneIn a Tuesday interview at The Wall Street Journal's annual Tech Live conference, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior VP of worldwide marketing, said the tech giant had been in a "little bit of a disagreement" over the issue.
"Governments, you know, get to do what they're going to do. And, obviously, we'll have to comply," he said. "We have no choice – as we do around the world – to comply to local laws. But, you know, we think the approach would have been better environmentally and better for our customers to not have a government be that prescriptive.
He noted that power adapters with detachable cables made it easy for people to use what they had already and "not have to be disrupted." Fox News Digital's request for comment from Apple, including asking when the change would be made, was not immediately returned. The law – which was given final approval earlier in the week – says all mobile phones, tablets, headphones, gaming consoles and cameras sold in member countries will have to be equipped withFILE - An Apple Lightning port charging cable is seen with an iPhone in this illustration photo.
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