Apple is apparently planning on finally ditching its lightning port in favor of the USB Type C port. The company has been pushing its proprietary technology on its latest iPhones for years now, but it seems that this will soon change.

The European Union recently passed a law that made it mandatory for all smartphone makers to launch handsets that feature the USB Type C port by the year 2024. As of right now, the Cupertino based giant is the only major brand to not follow this USB standard in the smartphone market. Rather, it shipped its iPhones with its proprietary Lightning port. Now, the brand has explained the reasons for not adopting the USB Type C standard, however, it has also stated that it will be complying with the order to sell its iPhones in Europe in 2024.

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The news arrives from Apple marketing lead Greg Joswiak during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. In the interview, the executive stated that “Obviously we’ll have to comply, we have no choice.” He also added that the brand is not happy being forced to adopt the USB Type C for the iPhone. Joswiak stated that the Lightning port and USB Type C port would never have been invented if Apple had previously switched to micro USB ports. But it seems like the iPhone 15 series might be the first ever smartphone from the brand to make the switch.

The official even said that switching to USB Type C ports from Lightning ports would also lead to a lot of e-waste as well. Despite this, it seems that the iPhone maker is planning on shipping its handsets with the mandatory change by or after 2024. This won’t be the first Apple product to feature the USB-C, since the 10th gen iPad already has it and the brand even uses it for its Mac models as well. So, it was only a matter of time that the brand made the switch.

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