The European Parliament has voted in favour of a universal charger.
Image via Pixabay.The European Parliament has announced that by 2024, all phones, cameras and devices must use a USB-C port.
This will force other brands like Apple to replace their charging ports with USB-C connections.
There was speculation that they would have made the changes with the latest iPhone 14 but they didn't.
Technology correspondent Jess Kelly has more:
"This is something that has been on the table for quite some time.
"We knew there was a push for a universal charger and for that port to be USB-C.
"If you've bought an Android phone over the past couple of years, the chances are your device will already has this port - so you're not going to be massively impacted.
"It will force Apple to remove their lightening port - they've been the massive outlier here - and replace it with a USC-C connection.
"We do know they will have to embrace this, and that will be the case for phones, tablets and cameras by 2024."
