HI, Actually it's old news, but here is an article from 2014 about it. Europe approves common charger standard for mobe-makers
Apple and its proprietary Lightning rig may yet wriggle out of this one O2_uni_charger 17 Mar 2014 at 01:01, Simon Sharwood The European Parliament has signed off on its proposal to force mobile phone makers to adopt a common charging standard. The new regulation means that if mobe-makers' want to meet European standards for “radio equipment” they'll have to ensure their products will have to be chargeable using micro-USB. But there are ways out of the proposal: the communiqué about the vote on the issue says “... it will be up to the European Commission to decide which specific types of radio equipment will have to meet this requirement”. The vote also means that European Union members have two years in which to implement the regulation, with 2017 the target date for compliance by mobe-makers. That leaves plenty of time in which to lobby for exemptions. Most mobe-makers have moved to micro-USB charging, but the likes of Apple prefer their own arrangements on the basis that their technology is superior. With more and more of a phone's synching needs being met wirelessly and a single pin sufficing for charging over USB, just how Apple can dodge this one remains to be seen. If we assume Cupertino insists on its own standard, perhaps slipping an adaptor into the box for future sold-in-Euroland iDevices will do the trick. ® Brian -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af Dane Trethowan Sendt: 10. marts 2016 20:37 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Apple's iPhone 7 WILL dump the headphone socket | DailyMail Online Absolute twaddle and what regulations? Micro USB for mobile is now old hack, make way for USB C and Apple are already using that on their Macbook range so perhaps USB C will appear on iPhone in the future though I doubt the immediate future, too many Lightning dock devices out there. > On 11 Mar 2016, at 6:33 AM, Brian Olesen <[email protected]> wrote: > > HI, > What I think is. They'll have to install a micro USB due to regulations in > EU. They force all vendors to use the same standard for charging phones from > I guess primo 2018. > So maybe they'll keep the lightning connector and add an additional usb port. > I'd also be happy for a micro SD card slot as an extra option like all the > other brands have. > > Brian > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af Hamit Campos > Sendt: 10. marts 2016 20:21 > Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Emne: RE: SV: SV: Apple's iPhone 7 WILL dump the headphone socket | DailyMail > Online > > Hell to the yeah to that! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Devin > Prater > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 1:49 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: SV: SV: Apple's iPhone 7 WILL dump the headphone socket | > DailyMail Online > > They're removing it to make more room for even better things. Would you want > a serial port on your phone? Or a floppy or CD drive? Let's think different. > Let's think of possibilities and the future. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 10, 2016, at 7:08 AM, Brian Olesen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Yeah right. They can go fuck them selves. :-( Now I'll dig into the >> Android World to see how that works out ano 2016. >> Good god 1 millimeter. What does that matter? >> >> Brian >> >> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >> Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af Peter >> Scanlon >> Sendt: 10. marts 2016 13:15 >> Til: PC Audio Discussion List >> Emne: Re: SV: Apple's iPhone 7 WILL dump the headphone socket | >> DailyMail Online >> >> It reduces thickness by one millimetre. >> but they want to make more money by making us by their particular >> headphhone. >> >> >> From: Brian Olesen >> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:03 PM >> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' >> Subject: SV: Apple's iPhone 7 WILL dump the headphone socket | >> DailyMail Online >> >> Hi, >> It's a real shame. We are many, who like the analog style headphones >> so I'll skip this update and stay with 6S. >> Any reason why they're removing the plug? I mean they don't take up >> much space. >> >> Best regards >> Brian >> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >> Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af Devin >> Prater >> Sendt: 10. marts 2016 07:23 >> Til: PC Audio Discussion List >> Emne: Re: Apple's iPhone 7 WILL dump the headphone socket | Daily Mail >> Online >> >> I can't wait to see what the new headphones are like, and even what >> they can do now that they have digital capabilities. It might not be >> just audio that goes through them. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 9, 2016, at 8:21 PM, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3484392/Apple-s-iPhone- >> 7-dump >> -headphone-socket-Leaked-case-shows-superslim-design-instead-stereo-sp >> eakers >> .html >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ********** >>> Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
