Apple forced to ditch lightning charger in new iPhone
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Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU forces it into the change.

Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger::Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU forces it into the change.

  • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    I don’t know any reason why switching to USB-C would’ve been on Apple’s roadmap. Controlling the lighting ecosystem is far too valuable for them. Apple’s refusal to switch to the common USB-C is one of the reasons this law exists in it’s current form.

      • Rootiest@lemm.eeEnglish
        71·
        1 year ago

        If it’s all about pumping up Lightning, why did the iPad leave it?

        Because Lightning is too slow and low-power for the functionality they felt necessary for the iPad.

        You can’t do real video output over USB2.0, charging current is limited, and you can’t effectively use it for data and charging at the same time outside of limited configurations.

        Your mistake is overlooking the fact that Lightning is woefully outdated.

        iPhones have been able to get away with it this long by doing most everything wirelessly and convincing users like you that it’s somehow better to have a slower, less powerful connector on their phone.

        They couldn’t get away with the same limitations on a tablet.

          • Honytawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            The only reason the EU got involved was because Apple didn’t want to regulate themselves into being non-anti-consumer.

            Regulations are only necessary when a market is unable to regulate itself.