USB-C iPhone mandate could bring the US in line with the EU
(iMore iPhone)

What you need to know The United States could require Apple to ditch Lightning and switch to another port. The EU has already told Apple it must use USB-C from 2024. Apple is rumored to be using USB-C for iPhone 15. USB-C could be required in the United States soon enough if the government has its way. Hot on the heels of the European Union telling phone and tablet makers that they must use USB-C ports for charging from 2024, the United States government has now decided to join in. A group of Senate Democrats wants the US Commerce Department to require all manufacturers to use the same universal standard, although they`re stopping short of saying that it needs to be USB-C. In a letter sent to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimond, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) — along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), told the department that it needs to look into forcing tech companies like Apple to use a common charging port, reports The Verge. The letter says that `the EU ha...