With the forthcoming USB Type-C transition, Apple is alleged to lock full functionality to its own cables, something the EU will not turn a blind eye on.
Slowly but sure, the majority of all battery-piwered gadgets have been agreed around the USB Type-C standard for charging. Apple, on the other hand, remains convulsingly in the aging Lightning for iPhone, while many of the company’s other product categories have turned over to USB Type-C. According to a EU decision nailed However, the days of Lightning are counted, as new phones to be sold in the area must have USB Type-C support from the end of 2024.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, claims Apple is planning to change contact with iPhone 15 later this year, but not without its own, controlling spin. Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the phone giant intends to limit the fast-charging function to USB Type-C cables made and certified by Apple, a rumor EU Commissioner Thierry Breton is not late to react to.
In a letter addressed Apple, Breton raises a warning finger and annoys that devices restricting the USB Type-C functions will be banned on the European market when the requirement enters into force. As it is still taking more than a year, a traditional iPhone launch in September will not be affected. The same applies if iPhone 16 is launched the same time the following year.
While a built-in circuit in Lightning products distinguish official accessories from variants from third parties, it is worth underlining that such does not occur in the company’s USB Type-C cables at present. This is why it is unclear whether the limiting plans exist, and if so, whether the Breton’s warning has an effect.