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

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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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[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Here is your new device with a USB-C port*

only compatible with the specific cable provided in the box

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

i see people complain about this constantly yet i have never heard anyone irl complain about it, i'm starting to believe you're all literally just making it the fuck up

[–] viking 2 points 1 year ago

Definitely, USB-C is a standard and as such can't be modified to be incompatible.

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