Now that the European Union is mandating that all phones sold in its member countries use a physical charging port, Apple has given its most definitive confirmation yet that the iPhone will be compatible with the new charging port. "Obviously we'll have to comply, we have no choice", said Apple marketing lead Greg Joswiak when asked if the company would be replacing Lighting.
During a talk with Craig Federighi at the WSJ's Tech Live conference, he asked when we could expect to seeusb-C on an apple device. The Europeans are the ones who dictate the timing for European customers, said the man. The law states that all mobile phones and tablets will have to useusb-c by the year 2044. The company wouldn't say if the phone would have a Connector on it.
He made it clear that Apple doesn't like being coerced into making the switch. Apple has historically preferred to go its own way and trust its engineers rather than be forced into adopting hardware standards by lawmakers, according to a lengthy explanation given by the company's CEO. He said that Apple has been pushed to meet requirements that are not in line with reality.
He claimed that the issue of standardization had mostly been solved by charging bricks with cables instead of using the phone. I buy new phones because they wear out or get chewed on by cats and I have to replace most of my Lightning cables every few years.
It is telling that there is a portless iPhone that relies solely on wireless charging, something that would theoretically be allowed. It wasn't clear if the company was weighing its options, or if there were ways it could get around the need to putusb-C on the phone. We got a resigned, slightly winding answer that led to the conclusion that the future port for connecting to and charging your phone would be theusb-c.
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