New EU rule will require all phones and electronics to use a standard charger. (Forces iPhone to drop Lightning cable)

[JEDI]

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Apple and other smartphone makers will be required to support USB-C as part of a single charging standard for mobile devices across the European Union by as early as the fall of 2024 under a new law announced Tuesday by EU officials.

The legislation is aimed at reducing e-waste and eliminating "cable clutter," said Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Vice President. Under the legislation, according to a release, "mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers that are rechargeable via a wired cable will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port, regardless of their manufacture."


You can take my micro usb from my cold, dead hands...

I only have 1 item that uses usb-c and that's my newish Motorola phone.
instead of buying new usb-c cables, i went on ebay and bought 'micro usb to usb-c' adapters (5 for $1 shipped)

 

[mikeymikec]

Some people on imgur were reckoning that this will prompt Apple to get rid of the connector entirely (and go for wireless charging for example). I'd be surprised if that happened because wifi transfer speed/latency does not compare at all to USB, and also I would have thought it would mean throwing iDevice recovery mode right out of the window.

 

[Captante]

I only have 1 item that uses usb-c and that's my newish Motorola phone.
instead of buying new usb-c cables, i went on ebay and bought 'micro usb to usb-c' adapters (5 for $1 shipped)

Careful.... some USB C to micro adapters (especially uber-cheapo's) don't provide the proper voltage and can charge slowly or possibly even damage your device.

The only micro-USB device I still use regularly is my vape-battery and when the standard is gone I won't miss it.... they're fragile and a PITA to insert.

 

[zinfamous]

everything should have been USB-C by 5 years ago.

 

[Brainonska511]

everything should have been USB-C by 5 years ago.

But how will I create new revenue streams from overpriced accessories and loads of trash with each new phone release? Won't someone please think of the shareholder value?

 

[JEDI]

Careful.... some USB C to micro adapters (especially uber-cheapo's) don't provide the proper voltage and can charge slowly or possibly even damage your device.

true about charging more slowly.

my usb-c phone came with a usb-c charger and cable.
as a test, i plugged my micro usb with usb-c adapter into that charger and it charged 25% slower.

for my car's .5A cigarette lighter, my phone's battery goes down 1% every 30min when plugged in with usb-c adapter.
in other words, it doesnt keep up with the drainage when using google maps.

but i'm ok with that 1% drain every 30min.
Unless i'm doing a CannonBall run from NY to CA nonstop, my phone's battery isnt going to die

 

[Captante]

i'm ok with that 1% drain every 30min

Unless i'm doing a CannonBall run from NY to CA nonstop, my phone's battery isnt going to die

You can get car-chargers that will mostly alleviate this problem.... I snagged an IO-Gear 2x USB-A 2.2 amp model a few years ago for around $10 and it will actually charge my s20. (even with the screen on)

For long trips and/or professional driving however I still strongly suggest a dedicated (and updated!) GPS over a phone and preferably a model with at least a 7-inch screen.

 

[MrSquished]

everything should have been USB-C by 5 years ago.

seriously. I have a few things on Micro-USB but I've managed to get almost everything to USB-C. I finally found a quality rear bike light that is UBS C so got that switched over. It's crazy how few options there are in some categories for USB-C.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

No No No, No Monkey See Monkey Do, the US is not the EU.


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Senators urge Commerce Department to develop common device charger standard

 

[Greenman]

Stupid and wasteful to have a dozen different chargers. Time to pick one.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

But not mandate.

 

[Captante]

But not mandate.

We tried that already.

 

[sdifox]

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Apple and other smartphone makers will be required to support USB-C as part of a single charging standard for mobile devices across the European Union by as early as the fall of 2024 under a new law announced Tuesday by EU officials.

The legislation is aimed at reducing e-waste and eliminating "cable clutter," said Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Vice President. Under the legislation, according to a release, "mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers that are rechargeable via a wired cable will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port, regardless of their manufacture."


You can take my micro usb from my cold, dead hands...

I only have 1 item that uses usb-c and that's my newish Motorola phone.
instead of buying new usb-c cables, i went on ebay and bought 'micro usb to usb-c' adapters (5 for $1 shipped)

Eh? Type C >>>>>>>> Micro USB