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Title: India May Force Apple to Adopt USB-C on iPhone After EU Passes Similar Law Post by: HCK on November 18, 2022, 04:05:02 pm India May Force Apple to Adopt USB-C on iPhone After EU Passes Similar Law
India is making progress on a government proposal that would enforce a standard charger, USB-C, across all smartphones, tablets, and laptops, following in the footsteps of the EU, which just recently passed a similar law. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2022/05/iPhone-15-to-Switch-From-Lightning-to-USB-C-in-2023-feature-sans-arrow.jpg) In a government press release (https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1876583), India's Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution secretary, Rohit Kumar Singh, said different government and private agencies held a meeting and a "broad consensus emerged among stakeholders on adoption of USB Type – C as a charging port for electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc." The press release added: "Further, it was deliberated that a different charging port may be adopted for feature phones." India's consideration of mandating a common charger across consumer devices was previously reported on in August (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/08/18/india-rules-usb-c-forced-on-iphone/), however, it seems the government is moving forward with its proposal after initially saying it would explore the possibility of such a law. If India does move forward with the proposed plan, it will follow in the European Union's footsteps, which recently passed a law that mandates USB-C across a wide range of consumer electronic devices (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/04/eu-passes-law-to-switch-iphone-to-usb-c-in-2024/) by 2024. Apple's vice president of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, said in a recent event (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/25/greg-joswiak-usb-c-iphone/) that Apple would have to comply with the EU's new law, indirectly confirming the iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone/) will adopt USB-C in the near future. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ming-chi-kuo/) believes all iPhone 15 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-15/) models will ditch the Lightning port in favor of USB-C, but only the higher-end models of the 2023 ‌iPhone‌ lineup will benefit from faster transfer speeds (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/16/iphone-15-high-speed-data-transfer/). <div class="linkback">Tags: India (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/india/), USB-C iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/usb-c-iphone/)</div> This article, "India May Force Apple to Adopt USB-C on iPhone After EU Passes Similar Law (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/17/india-could-force-usb-c-iphone/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/india-may-force-apple-to-adopt-usb-c-on-iphone-after-eu-passes-similar-law.2370553/) in our forums Source: India May Force Apple to Adopt USB-C on iPhone After EU Passes Similar Law (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/17/india-could-force-usb-c-iphone/) |