IPhone is at a dead end!? EU smartphone charger "USB Type-C" unified plan to cancel Lightning cable?

If you are an iPhone user, you will have one or two "Lightning cables". The "iPhone13" series launched on September 24th, the connection is also the specification of Lightning cable. But now, there is an existential crisis of such Lightning cables.

This time, I want to tell you about the crisis of accessing Lightning cable and how Apple intends to break it.

Discussion on the Lightning Cable abolition Act begins in the European Union

　Lightning cable is the cable and its specification used for charging and data exchange between devices. Developed by Apple, it has been installed on a number of Apple products, such as the iPhone, since its launch in 2012.

　But this is only limited to the topic of Apple products, and it is also a good place for minorities in society. In Android phones, which account for most of the world's smartphones, USB Type-C has become the standard.

　Under such a social trend, the European Union has published a bill to unify the charging terminals of digital devices into USB Type-C. If the bill is passed, there will be an obligation to install USB Type-C on charging terminals such as smartphones, tablets, cameras and portable game consoles. Unified charging terminals can "reduce the inconvenience to consumers" and reduce the environmental load associated with the manufacture and destruction of chargers. In addition, the bill also mentions that "the use of third-party chargers will lead to limited charging speed". It also seems to contain requirements for equipment manufacturers not to unduly impose restrictions.

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