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USB-C charging ports become standard across EU Saturday (timesofmalta.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/world@quokk.au

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All mobile phones, tablets, earphones and a wide range of other portable consumer electronics will need to be sold with USB-C charging ports from Saturday, the EU has announced.

First introduced around a decade ago, USB-C charging ports are reversible and capable of accelerated data transfer and charging speeds, the latter known as 'fast charging’.

In a statement on Friday, the European Parliament said that as of the following day, all such devices sold in the EU must have a USB-C charging port, with laptops set to follow suit in late April 2026.

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, at least until they have a new iOS release and move everything in the settings around again.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Well, they change things more on major releases. Unlike Microsoft……