this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
400 points (95.2% liked)

Technology

59377 readers
3673 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
L3s@fry.gs
L4s@fry.gs
L4s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
400
Saudi Arabia makes USB-C mandatory for electronic devices (9to5mac.com)
submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
51 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

iPhone 15 is coming next month, and multiple rumors suggest Apple will finally switch from its proprietary Lightning connector to...

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Objects@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When does USB-D come out?

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When they need a new standard to replace all the disparate current ones.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess never since phones have to use this. Unless everything else changes to USB-D and phones have to stay on C

[–] theplanlessman@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

I can't find any more info on the Saudi law, but I believe the EU law at least has provisions for moving to a new standard in the future if a better alternative comes along. So when USB-D arrives, if it is seen to be a better standard, the EU can mandate that it becomes the new charging standard.