EU will allow Apple to make a port-free iPhone

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The widely rumored “iPhone 17 Air” is anticipated to be Apple’s thinnest iPhone yet, with a weekend Bloomberg News report hinting that the company has explored making it the first port-free iPhone. The report noted that Apple ultimately scrapped the idea, partly due to concerns that eliminating the USB-C port might violate EU regulations. However, 9to5Mac has since obtained confirmation from the EU that removing the USB-C port for a fully port-free design would actually be entirely permissible within the bloc’s existing regulations.

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[I]t was my understanding that the Common Charger Directive only said that if a device has a wired charging port then it must be USB-C – that’s not the same as saying a USB-C port is mandatory.

I’ve now confirmed this with European Commission press officer Federica Miccoli, whose remit covers the internal market and industrial strategy, asking whether a portless phone would be compliant with the law.

Yes. Since, such radio equipment cannot be recharged via wired charging, it does not need to incorporate the harmonised (wired) charging solution.

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