It is likely that the legislators of the European Union and its member countries will actually approve a law on a single charging port for smartphones, tablets, headphones and other electronics later this year. Of course, they strongly oppose this initiative Apple, as he is in danger of having to give up his Lightning.
The European Commission first initiated the approval of a unified charging port more than ten years ago, but the relevant law was prepared only last year, after the manufacturers themselves could not agree on a technical solution. And it's quite a shame, because ten years ago each manufacturer had a different port, and such an initiative was therefore justified. Today, we have practically only two connectors – USB-C and Lightning. Just Apple has been criticizing the EU initiative for a long time. According to 2018 statistics, half of smartphones used a microUSB port, 29% used a USB-C port, and 21% used a Lightning port. Now the situation has probably shifted significantly in favor of the second mentioned interface.
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According to the member of the European Parliament, Alex Agius Saliba, who oversees this topic, the vote on the relevant law could take place in May, after which it will be possible to start discussions with individual countries on its final form. It should enter into force by the end of this year. It means that the iPhone 14 could still have Lightning. The Maltese politician added that the single port should be available not only for smartphones and tablets, but also headphones, smart watches, low-energy laptops, e-book readers, computer mice and keyboards and electronic toys.
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If in modern devices with Androidem uses USB-C more or less exclusively, Apple has an appropriate ecosystem of accessories linked to its Lightning, and above all the MFi program (Made For iPhone), from which supplement manufacturers pay him a lot of money. Perhaps it was because of concerns about the EU regulation that he implemented MagSafe technology in the iPhone 12. So it's entirely possible that, rather than bending its hump, the company would prefer to remove any connector altogether, and we'll be charging iPhones exclusively wirelessly.
