All three AirPods models and Mac accessories like the Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad are likely to transition to USB-C by 2024, according to Bloomberg’s report. He believes that the iPhone 15 will include a USB-C connector in the fall of 2023, beating the EU’s mandate by a year.
He believes that the iPhone 15 will include a USB-C connector in the fall of 2023, beating the EU’s mandate by a year. The entry-level iPad, the only one with a Lightning port, should transition to USB-C by the end of this year. The entry-level iPad, the only one with a Lightning port, should transition to USB-C by the end of this year.
The report predicted that if Apple produces a new iPhone SE model with a Lightning connector instead of a USB-C port in March 2024, it will be in conformity with EU legislation because it will be published before the end of the year – but any new iPhone SE model produced in 2025 or 2026 would need to contain USB-C.
Report noted that all AirPods models, as well as the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad will need to make the switch when new versions are released. He anticipates several major Mac updates next year, including a new iMac and a Mac Pro, and said that “one could probably assume that move coincides with accessory updates.” He added that “at some point in the next few years,” Apple will probably begin transitioning entirely to inductive charging on the iPhone and the iPad, a move that largely exempts the devices from EU law mandating a the inclusion of a USB-C port.
