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India Considering New Rules That Could Force Apple to Adopt USB-C on iPhone
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India Considering New Rules That Could Force Apple to Adopt USB-C on iPhone
Thursday August 18, 2022 1:43 am PDT by Sami Fathi
Following in the footsteps of the EU, India is now in the early stages of considering imposing regulations on consumer products sold in the country that force a universal standard charger, including USB-C, by as early as 2024, Mint reports.
Officials in India held a meeting earlier this week with industry stakeholders and popular consumer electronic makers to discuss the possible impacts of a common charger. "The meeting will be more of an explorative nature. We will try to learn from the stakeholders how a common charger can be adopted in India. We will also try to understand their concerns," India's secretary of Consumer Affairs told local media outlets.
The EU and India's push towards adopting a "common port" would impact a wide range of devices, including, more specifically, Apple, which has kept the iPhone with the Lightning port since 2012, while other products, such as the Mac and iPad, have largely moved towards USB-C.
Amid pressure to move towards a "common port," rumors from both Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman have said that Apple is testing a USB-C iPhone, which could debut with the iPhone 15 next year. Other Apple products such as the AirPods will follow, according to Kuo.
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Top Rated Comments
10 hours ago at 02:09 am
I agree with the concept of a "common port" in order to cut down on electronic waste (fewer cables for example.)Pretty sure lighting was designed with strength in mind hence its a solid piece.
I have concerns about USB-C port durability though... My 2016 MBP's ports, by the time I sold it the cables would almost fall out of the sockets. And I didn't use them much apart from charging.
I wish Lightning could be upgraded to match the power delivery & transfer speeds USB-C can offer. It seems a lot more durable.
I hate how usb c has that thin sliver inside the port. It’s just asking to break over time.
10 hours ago at 01:51 am
I agree with the concept of a "common port" in order to cut down on electronic waste (fewer cables for example.)
I have concerns about USB-C port durability though... My 2016 MBP's ports, by the time I sold it the cables would almost fall out of the sockets. And I didn't use them much apart from charging.
I wish Lightning could be upgraded to match the power delivery & transfer speeds USB-C can offer. It seems a lot more durable.
I have concerns about USB-C port durability though... My 2016 MBP's ports, by the time I sold it the cables would almost fall out of the sockets. And I didn't use them much apart from charging.
I wish Lightning could be upgraded to match the power delivery & transfer speeds USB-C can offer. It seems a lot more durable.
10 hours ago at 02:07 am
Apple will have long switched to USB-C across its product line by the time these government regulations work their way through their legislative bureaucracies.I think they're just waiting to be forced to switch so they can answer "blame it on the govs" to everyone that will try to blame them for the millions of accessories that will be useless. The same answer for those who will accuse them of planned obsolescence.
10 hours ago at 02:10 am
I’m travelling at the moment. Everything else uses USB C apart from out iPhones… lightning seems so backwards now, especially with our iPads now using the more modern connector too.
I guess they want to squeeze as much money out of lightning connectors before everyone can just use other/cheaper accessories.
I guess they want to squeeze as much money out of lightning connectors before everyone can just use other/cheaper accessories.
9 hours ago at 02:15 am
Forcing a standard charger for all is a good start, but smartphone manufacturers should also be forced to make batteries switchable again. For smartphones and tablets batteries are usually the first parts that degrade and "force" people to buy a new device. Manufactures say that with switchable batteries their devices would no longer be water resistant, but that looks like a lame excuse. If a device is water resistant despite having an open USB or lightning port, that proves that should also work for the contacts that connect the batteries.
A normal smartphone battery is built for about 500 charging cycles. After that the capacity is down to about 80% and from there is even goes down faster. So after two or three year you either need a new battery or a new phone. The manufacturers love that. They even profit from making it hard to switch batteries. I hope the EU will stop that practice. Not just for smartphone, but for all devices with rechargable batteries. Electrical toothbrushes for example. That would help the environment much more than a universal charger.
A normal smartphone battery is built for about 500 charging cycles. After that the capacity is down to about 80% and from there is even goes down faster. So after two or three year you either need a new battery or a new phone. The manufacturers love that. They even profit from making it hard to switch batteries. I hope the EU will stop that practice. Not just for smartphone, but for all devices with rechargable batteries. Electrical toothbrushes for example. That would help the environment much more than a universal charger.
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