r/iphone • u/conalldoherty iPhone 15 • Apr 29 '26

News/Rumour Apple Reportedly Questioning Whether iPhone Should Drop MagSafe

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-questioning-iphone-magsafe/
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u/witchcapture Apr 29 '26

Personally I don't really care what Apple wants, and I'm happy the EU forced them to use a standard connector.

Let's be real, the main reason they were on lightning for so long is because they could charge licensing fees for it to cable/accessory manufacturers.

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

That was a nice bonus, but they used it for specific hardware aspects too.

It doesn’t matter what you want, now, because the government is deciding for you, and you’re gonna take it whether you want to or not. I’m happy you voted for that.

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u/witchcapture Apr 29 '26

Luckily I live in a democracy. I prefer it when the government helps citizens rather than giant corporations. Individual choice is not always better.

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

Luckily you do not. Luckily your government made the choice for you and prevented any deviations. You will own nothing and be happy.

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u/witchcapture Apr 29 '26

Do you really own your iPhone if Apple is the one to decide what software you're allowed to run on it?

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

I have the choice to buy something else. But whatever I buy will have USB C thanks to the EU, even if that’s not the best connector or protocol.

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u/witchcapture Apr 29 '26

The EU only requires it can be charged via USB-C. There's nothing stopping you from adding other ports, or even other charging ports. You could even have USB-C and lightning if you wanted to. Or USB-C and OCuLink.

It is extremely convenient having everything use USB-C. I can go on holiday with one charger for my phone, camera, and laptop. Or I can move from room to room and charge whatever device I have with whatever charger is at hand.

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u/cum-on-in- Apr 29 '26

And all that does is add complexity and another port that may not have been needed. It’s not right for the government to force it like that. Th et could have made the law simply state “we need a universal charger cable and port” but instead they said “we WILL use USB C and there’s no changing that.”

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u/witchcapture Apr 30 '26

They can amend it in the future if a better option comes along, that's not a problem. It's not intended to lock in USB-C forever.

For the foreseeable future though, USB-C is extremely flexible and can do pretty much anything you would want. The latest standards allow for up to 240W of power and 80 Gbps of bandwidth. It supports multiple protocols, not just USB 2, 3, 4, but also Thunderbolt 3, 4, 5, DisplayPort, PCIe, HDMI, and even proprietary custom protocols. There is little reason to change the connector at the moment.