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iPhone 15 to get USB-C in 2023, other Apple products by 2024!

Apple is expected to bring USB-C on iPhone 15 in fall 2023 and to other devices including AirPods, ApirPods Pro, and more by 2024.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Oct 10 2022, 14:28 IST
In Pics: Upcoming Apple products in 2022: MacBook, iPad, iPhone 14 Plus, and more
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These Apple devices are expected to get USB-C. (REUTERS)

The iPhone 15 is expected to get USB-C in the fall of 2023, while the other Apple products including AirPods, AirPods Pro, and more by the year 2024, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Writing about the same in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman said, "The iPhone 15 is essentially a lock to get USB-C in the fall of 2023." The main reason behind Apple making this change is the push by the European Union for device makers to unify around USB-C for the sake of interoperability and environmental benefits.

According to the newsletter, "This past week, the EU took another step in that direction with a law that requires makers of many devices—phones, tablets, cameras, headphones and headsets, e-readers, keyboards, mice, mobile navigation systems, and portable game consoles and speakers—to switch to USB-C by the end of 2024 for new products. This will extend to laptops in spring 2026. Though lawmakers approved the EU regulation in June, the European Parliament signed off on it this past Tuesday, sealing the deal for the law to take effect in about two years."

It further informed that Apple publicly pushed back on the shift, saying last year that "strict regulation mandating just one type of connector stifles innovation rather than encouraging it, which in turn will harm consumers in Europe and around the world." However, internally the company has been preparing itself for the law.

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Gurman said that the remaining iPad without USB-C (the entry-level model), should be getting the port by the end of this year. That leaves the AirPods, Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad as the lone devices that will need to eventually make the switch.

"I don't think Apple will take that long to bring USB-C to all of its devices, though. I'd bet the next versions of the regular AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max all move to USB-C, and that transition should be done by 2024. I'm expecting major Mac updates, including a new iMac and Mac Pro, next year. One could probably assume that move coincides with accessory updates. Given that Mac accessory changes are few and far between, I think it's a safe bet that those accessories will move to USB-C in their next incarnation," he added.

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First Published Date: 10 Oct, 14:03 IST
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