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# One to charge them all: EU demands single plug for phones
- URL: https://werd.io/one-to-charge-them-all-eu-demands-single-plug-for/
- Published: 2021-09-26T16:51:03.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-26T16:51:03.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

“Under the proposed law, which must still be scrutinized and approved by the European Parliament, phones, tablets, digital cameras, handheld video game consoles, headsets and headphones sold in the European Union would all have to come with USB-C charging ports. Earbuds, smartwatches and fitness trackers aren’t included.” I’m in favor of this kind of regulation - consider standardized mains power sockets, for example. As long as it doesn’t lock in USB-C forever.

\[[Link](https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-technology-europe-business-smartphones-6c5089a53e67e5f4236294e872005e00)\]