The effort to get a unified entrance for technological devices, which has been debated in the European Union for a long time, came to an end today. European Union officials on all smartphones sold within the EU Makes USB-C input mandatory for editing had an agreement.

The regulation in question applies to smartphones as well as to: tablets, digital cameras, speakers, handheld game consoles and e-readers including all electronic devices. The announcement was published today by the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

All technology devices released after the fall 2024 period will have a USB-C port:

Although the new regulation has been approved by the authorities of the European Union, it has not yet been officially approved by the Parliament and the Council of the European Union. With these approvals, the European Parliament, From the fall semester of 2024 He shared that it will be mandatory for all electronic devices to have a USB Type-C port.

The new regulation in question is in the European Union. reduction of electronic waste in front of It will be the biggest step of the initiative. With the arrangement, all electronic devices will have the same input so that users do not have to deal with different cables, and it will also reduce the amount of waste that arises when these cables lose their function. Likewise, the unnecessary purchase of new chargers and cables is avoided. The regulation is expected to save around EUR 250 million per year and reduce 11 thousand tons of electronic waste.

Apple will be most affected by the regulation:

The company that will be most affected by the new EU regulations is Apple. Apple, which has so far only included the Lightning input on iPhone phones, won’t be able to do that anymore. But Apple may also have a solution to this problem. Because the EU will only apply the regulation to devices that require wired charging. In other words, there’s no need to have a USB-C port on devices that only support wireless charging. This, in turn, will be an opportunity for Apple to fully embrace wireless charging technology.