Apple will be forced to use new charger after EU votes for USB-C

An iPhone plugged into a battery charger. Under the proposed rules, all phones and tablets sold in Europe will have to adapt products that don’t already feature a standard USB-C charger to use one by the fall of 2024. — AFP

Members of the European Parliament voted to force companies such as Apple Inc to adapt products that don’t already feature a standard USB-C charger to use one. This would include iPhones, in Apple’s case.

A total of 602 lawmakers voted for the plan on Tuesday, with 13 against, and eight abstaining.