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EU confirms Apple can make a portless iPhone without USB-C
The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be the slimmest iPhone Apple has ever made, and a report over the...
Apple famously had to swap out its proprietary Lightning port for a USB-C one in order to comply with EU environmental legislation – specifically the Common Charger Directive. I’ve now confirmed this with European Commission press officer Federica Miccoli, whose remit covers the internal market and industrial strategy, asking whether a portless phone would be compliant with the law. The Commission will promote the harmonisation of wireless charging in order to avoid future fragmentation of the internal market and any negative effects on consumer and the environment.
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