Apple has ceased selling the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE 3rd generation in 29 countries, including the UK, following a new EU law requiring all smartphones to use a USB-C charging port.
There are three iPhones in Apple ’s current range which have a Lightning connector: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone SE 3generation. All three have just been taken off sale in 29 countries, including one that’s part of the U.K. Will other countries be affected?It all comes down to an EU directive which comes into force today, Saturday, Dec. 28 2024.
In a bid to curtail electronic waste, the EU required manufacturers to ensure that devices such as cameras, phones and tablets all used the same charging port (and therefore cable): USB-C.This move was resisted by Apple, which said that such a requirement could stifle creativity. However, the change went through and Apple moved its iPhones to USB-C with the iPhone 15 onwards. All iPad, AirPods, Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard connectors, for instance, are also now USB-C only. This meant that the iPhone range had the three models listed above with Lightning at their core, meaning they had to be withdrawn by Dec. 28 to comply.NFL Picks, Props And Week 17 Odds: Packers-Vikings And Falcons-Commanders This happened on Friday, Dec. 27, when customers visiting Apple websites in all 27 EU countries found that only the iPhone 15, 15 Plus, iPhone 16, 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are now available for sale. So you’re too late to get one of these phones if you live in the EU? Not quite. Third-party resellers are allowed to sell remaining stocks—the iPhone 14 is still on sale on Amazon in Spain right now, for instance. And the ban reaches further. Switzerland is outside the EU but aligns with the bloc in multiple ways, so the ban applies there, too. And although the U.K. left the European Union in 2020, Northern Ireland has different trading rules devised to ensure there is no border between the republic of Ireland and the British area in the north. So, you can’t buy the affected phones in Belfast any more, eithe
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