Highlights
- According to Gurman, the company is expected to switch all of its wireless earbuds, including the recently unveiled AirPods Pro to the USB Type C charging standard by the year 2024.
- Another device that’s expected to get the USB-C treatment is the Magic Mouse, which could now get USB-C, along with a design upgrade that could see the much-awaited demise of the Lightning port at the bottom.
The Lightning Port could be on its way out as reports hint Apple could more widely adopt Type-C charging throughout its product portfolio, including iPhones.
This is according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who revealed this in its latest Power On newsletter. According to Gurman, the company is expected to switch all of its wireless earbuds, including the recently unveiled AirPods Pro to the USB Type C charging standard by the year 2024.
Another device that’s expected to get the USB-C treatment is the Magic Mouse, which could now get USB-C, along with a design upgrade that could see the much-awaited demise of the Lightning port at the bottom. And this one is expected to surface as early as next year.
This transition would result in most of Apple’s products in compliance with the European Union’s upcoming mandate to have devices charged universally using USB Type-C chargers.
To the unaware, The European Parliament has passed a new law to make charging ports standardised for all phones being sold in the European Union. The law involves all the smartphones, tablets and cameras that are sold in the EU post-2024, meaning tech giants have two years’ time to standardise their device charging infrastructure if they already haven’t.iPhone with USB Type-C?
As per the report, Apple is also expected to bring USB Type-C to the iPhones finally, with the iPhone 15 line finally getting it next year. However, Gurman also highlights that USB Type-C on the iPhones won’t last as long as Apple’s end goal is to go portless, relying on induction-based charging tech “at some time in the coming years”.
This is more so considering the new legislation doesn’t apply for wireless charging devices, which means, Apple could make things proprietary, once again, if it wanted. But then again, it seems like it might take a while, considering the debacle that was AirPower, which eventually got scrapped.
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