It's official: USB Type-C mandatory for devices sold in the EU from December 28, 2024

09 December 2022
Laptops are the only category to get a reprieve, until April 28, 2026.

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  • 10 Dec 2022

Anonymous, 09 Dec 2022Should make it mandatory to have usb 3.0 too on any device ... moreAs long as Wireless 6.0 or above allows you to transfer data equal to 9GBP per seconds or so it does not matter wired tech is done for.
Soon even portable ahrddrives get wireless technology.

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    • Naveed
    • 39y
    • 09 Dec 2022

    Cracker, 09 Dec 2022This will apply when the iphone 17 come out which will be p... moreHow iPhone 17? Read again, it says sold. It is not tied to release.

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      • Keg
      • YTb
      • 09 Dec 2022

      Waiting for Type C port to upgrade my phone.....hang in there ip11

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        • Anonymous
        • 3bm
        • 09 Dec 2022

        They should also make a law that all phones must come with a headphone jack and sd card slot

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          • Cracker
          • 32E
          • 09 Dec 2022

          This will apply when the iphone 17 come out which will be portless

            This is dumb, what if someone invented a 3.5 mm jack that can power and transfer data faster than USB C why stop innovation

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              • DGV
              • 09 Dec 2022

              David, 09 Dec 2022Exactly, USB A is a good example. The port stayed the same ... moreUsb-c if the connector this gives you 240w off power and 2 cpu lanes, nothing explodes if you run that protocol you want just another peripheral

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                • DGV
                • 09 Dec 2022

                -John-, 09 Dec 2022Unfortunately, my devices are mostly Micro-USB and my new p... moreBut microusb only lasts until users connect the device the wrong way, couple of week

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                  • JustSomeRandomGuy
                  • EwD
                  • 09 Dec 2022

                  I love this so much but my gripe here is that...why it's taking so long? why can't it be done next year? why end of 2024? it should be at least end of 2023

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                    • Aadrian
                    • 3Ta
                    • 09 Dec 2022

                    David, 09 Dec 2022Is this law for every new device sold or every newly RELEAS... moreI think it is for devices released from that certain date. It's practically not correct to "change the rules during the game", therefore devices which have already been released can still have a proprietary charging port, however the new devices have to follow the new rules.

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                      • Aadrian
                      • 3Ta
                      • 09 Dec 2022

                      About time.

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                        • ouzo
                        • U@W
                        • 09 Dec 2022

                        Berserker, 09 Dec 2022As somebody said: If we cant be leaders in innovation than... morethats a hilariously bad take.

                          USB C came in 2014. Jointly developed, created by all the biggie tech companies (including Apple) with USB Implementers forum.
                          One had though the Manufacturers will automatically implement it in their products, but not to be.
                          So late in bringing this regulation. Could had been done some 4/5 years ago.

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                            • AnonD-1058210
                            • 39y
                            • 09 Dec 2022

                            rRadD, 09 Dec 2022couldn't agree moreSo i wanna say that poor "lighning" (pathetic childish title) is innovation over usb-c ? I think u don't have it sorted in head ... Android which has innovation ahead 5 years of poor ipohne and literally full of Internet ppl saying when apple add something what is already in android they say "ommg woow what an innovation" so not sure if your comment is valid in practice .. Poor lightning 🌩 is still usb on other end of cable so not any different ..or innovative and only usb 2.0 so don't know if it is innovation over usb 3.2? 🤷‍♂️

                              Unfortunately, my devices are mostly Micro-USB and my new phone is an inconvenience with its USB-C connector. I wonder what will happen with the Micro-USB cable industry... How am I going to power up old tech when my existing Micro-USB cables die and I can't buy anymore?

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                                • FireView
                                • 3@g
                                • 09 Dec 2022

                                I can't wait until all the laptops have USB-C chargers. Right now everyone has a different standard. My Lenovo supports USB-C charging but I couldn't even find an USB-C charger strong enough as a backup, so I had to buy one of those universal chargers with like 15 different adaptors.

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                                  • 39y
                                  • 09 Dec 2022

                                  zaryan, 09 Dec 2022i am not taking about past but knowing apple they still mig... moreI see how appke fans will be disappointed .. Yeh another iphoone same with no changes

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                                    • 3HZ
                                    • 09 Dec 2022

                                    Lilian, 09 Dec 2022I see people here are really buying Apple's "inno... moreExactly, USB A is a good example. The port stayed the same but the innovation didn't. It's had a 25+ year life and gone from 12 Mbps to 10 Gbps! USB-C can have a similar future.

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                                      • AnonD-1058210
                                      • 39y
                                      • 09 Dec 2022

                                      Lilian, 09 Dec 2022I see people here are really buying Apple's "inno... moreIn reality it is naive uk and usa who changing things in order to differentiate from europe naively ..
                                      Even electric plugs could be same everywhere like in EU ones ..those are best ones ..🤷‍♂️

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                                        • AnonD-1058210
                                        • 39y
                                        • 09 Dec 2022

                                        They should start from January 2023