The E.U. announced Tuesday that it would be mandating a standard charger on all phones
Photo: by The Cut; Roman Mykhalchuk/Getty Images/iStockphoto Picture this: Your phone is at 10 percent battery, but you’re at a friend’s place and you’ve forgotten your charger at home. Your friend offers you their extra charger to use before you head out, but the plug doesn’t work on your phone , and so you must soldier on into the night, essentially phoneless.
. Instead of having three different kinds of chargers — USB Type-C, the micro-USB used by many non-Apple products, and Apple’s “Lightning” charger — all digital phones sold in the E.U. will have to use USB-C chargers. Tablets, e-readers, and digital cameras will also need to use the “Common Charger,” as will headsets, video-game consoles, and other small electronic devices. The goal of the E.U.’s new policy, as reported by the AP, is to reduce waste and lower costs for consumers.
Apple is, apparently, not thrilled with this new agreement. When the E.U. first proposed introducing a common charger in 2021, the company released a statement saying it “stifles innovation” and would “harm consumers in Europe and around the world.” The company has yet to comment on the official mandate.
We have lived under the tyranny of Big Charger for far too long. It’s time to stand up and demand with one voice that we, too, get a universal phone charger. Who’s with me? Psst! The Cut and New York Magazine are conducting a survey about dating. We want to know all about your swipes, IRL hookups, bad dates, and everything in between. Interested? Click here.
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