It also prevents manufacturers from bundling their specific chargers with their products and adding its associated cost to the price. SEE: Apple Intelligence EU: Potential Mac Release Amid DMA ...

The EU's new rule, known as the "Common Charger Directive" is designed to increase convenience, cut back on 11,000 tons of e-waste each year by encouraging users to reuse cables, and save buyers ...

Many companies adopted USB-C of their own accord, but the legislation created enough pressure to force holdouts like Apple to concede and adopt USB-C on their devices. The EU’s Common Charger ...

Apple iPhone with both USB-C and lightning cable charger. The EU forced Apple to use the USB-C instead of lighting cable in 2024. Picture: iStock The European Union’s (EU) rules requiring all ...

The Common Charger Directive, approved by the Council of the EU in October 2022 ... more convenient for millions of users. Initially, Apple was reluctant to follow this rule of a one-size-fits ...

The EU has said the single charger rule will simplify the life of Europeans and ... The law was first approved in 2022 following a tussle with U.S. tech giant Apple. It allowed companies until ...

"It's time for THE charger," the European Commission posted to X on December 28, 2024. While the sentiment only applies to one continent (and not all of it) and only certain devices, the Common ...

This directive, known as the Common Charger Directive ... and promote environmental sustainability. Apple has discontinued the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 in the EU, as these models still featured ...

The EU has said the single charger rule will simplify the life of ... The law was first approved in 2022 following a tussle with US tech giant Apple. It allowed companies until Dec 28 this year ...

This directive, known as the Common Charger Directive ... designs to meet these new standards. Apple has discontinued the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 in the EU, as these models still featured the ...

Apple, one of the most notable offenders in this practice, actively resisted the EU's push for a common USB-C charger. In 2022, Apple argued that the regulation would enforce "conformity" in the ...