Apple Plans To Change IPhone 14 Charging With USB-C

JAKARTA - Apple is reportedly planning to change charging on some existing iPhones with USB-C ports, which were previously Lightning.

Rumors previously circulated that Apple would embed USB-C into the iPhone 15 launched in September this year, but as the company follows EU (EU) rules requiring phone manufacturers to switch to USB-C soon, Apple will also carry it on the iPhone 14.

It was first reported that Apple developer @aaronp613, who dug up the code for tvOS 17 beta 5, found references to the two iPhone models that currently do not exist.

He also sees four models listed in older beta updates. The device is believed to refer to the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Meanwhile, the other two are claimed to be some of the unreleased iPhone 14 models and Apple wants to switch them to USB-C for consistency and in line with EU regulations.

Based on the unreleased naming of the model, it looks like the device will run the Apple A15 Bionic chip inside a cheaper iPhone 14 model pair, than the A16 Bionic chip that supports the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

In addition, developer @aaronp613 also speculates that the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini with the A15 Bionic chip will be mobile phones with USB-C ports, as quoted by TechRadar, Monday, August 14.