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The Verge reports:
Apple has given its most direct confirmation yet that a USB-C-equipped iPhone will happen now that the European Union is mandating that all phones sold in its member countries use the connector if they have a physical charger.
When asked by The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern if the company would replace Lightning, Apple’s senior VP of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, answered by saying: “Obviously, we’ll have to comply; we have no choice.”
Currently, the law dictates that “all mobile phones and tablets” will have to use USB-C by “autumn 2024.”
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Apple confirms the iPhone is getting USB-C, but isn’t happy about the reason why https://t.co/NI5FvtZPXR pic.twitter.com/HBDfh1yGK7
— The Verge (@verge) October 26, 2022
About last night… Apple confirms on stage to me that the iPhone will move to USB-C.
“We will have to comply [with the EU’s law]… but it would have been better to not have a government be that prescriptive,” said @gregjoz.
https://t.co/IkEY5Bkeo8— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) October 26, 2022