Apple will reportedly soon make a change to how its next models of iPhones charge. The company will pivot the upcoming iPhone 15 to USB-C format, according to reports.
announced in late 2022 it had passed a law mandating the incorporation of a USB-C charging port for "all mobile phones, tablets and cameras sold in the EU." Companies will have to comply with that measure by 2024’s year-end, it said.
Close-up of blue logo on sign with facade of headquarters buildings in background near the headquarters of Apple Computers in the Silicon Valley, Cupertino, California.Under the regulation, laptops in the EU will also become subject to the USB-C requirement in 2026. The reports of Apple adding the USB-C format to its iPhone 15 comes ahead of the California-based company’s "Wonderlust" event on September 12. Many predict that the iPhone 15, as of yet not officially announced, will get its introduction then. The devices have generated $156.78 billion over the first three quarters of Apple’s fiscal 2023 year, according to a press release. That marks a roughly 3.7% decline, compared to the first nine months of 2022, when it posted $162.
An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. CFO Lucas Maestri said at the time that Apple "expect[s] iPhone and Services year-over-year performance to accelerate from the June quarter" in the fourth quarter.
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