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00:00It is clear that we regularly find this type of big title, I would say almost every
00:14two months.
00:15But during this last wave, the versions are formulated quite firmly.
00:19For example, Apple is going to design an iPhone equipped with a USB-C port.
00:22An iPhone USB-C is finally confirmed.
00:24But, can we ask ourselves, is it true ? I had to resist the desire to make a video
00:29on this subject for months, but there is now something concrete that we can talk about,
00:35so let's talk about it.
00:36It has been a while since this has been prepared, but the general information is that the EU
00:41has adopted a legislation requiring that all phones and gadgets sold in the EU have
00:46a USB-C port.
00:47This legislation standardizes a port for all devices, and this includes the iPhone, which
00:51is not yet USB-C.
00:53This legislation has gone hand in hand, 602 against 13.
00:56Last week, Johanna Stern from the Wall Street Journal spoke about it on stage with Apple representatives.
01:01She received Craig Federighi and Greg Joss from Apple and questioned them on this decision.
01:06And it is then that Joss gives a fairly long and sinuous answer on the fact that the government
01:10should not establish this type of rule, and that it certainly potentially creates a lot
01:14of electronic waste, to finally conclude by saying, we do not want it, of course,
01:19but we will comply with it.
01:20Of course, we have to comply with it.
01:22We have no choice, as everywhere in the world, to comply with local laws.
01:26And boom, of course, it's the beginning of the big guys.
01:29Apple confirms that the iPhone will be equipped with USB-C.
01:32Apple claims that iPhones will finally have USB-C ports.
01:34Apple confirms that iPhones will benefit from a USB-C port.
01:38But, that's not really what he said.
01:42Once again, let's keep in mind, let's remember that these are very well-trained Apple leaders
01:47in the media who give a public interview.
01:48They are very careful about the terms they use.
01:50They specifically stated that they would comply with it.
01:53But, in no case, that they were going to make an iPhone USB-C.
01:57And there is a big difference.
01:58I invite you to go and consult the document containing the exact law that was adopted
02:02and to which they all refer, data.concilium.europa.eu.
02:07I will put a link under the like button if you want to check for yourself.
02:10It's very long.
02:10But page 27, the law goes into the exact details of what it imposes in terms of charge.
02:15In summary, to save you time, the text says that for these categories stated here,
02:19including smartphones, insofar as a device can be recharged wirelessly,
02:24it must be equipped with a USB type-C port.
02:26And it must also be able to be recharged using a USB type-C cable.
02:31And the European Parliament's statement indicates that this will be effective by the end of the civil year 2024.
02:36I completely agree with Dave2D on this point.
02:39Apple never specifically said that they were going to make an iPhone USB-C.
02:44They would never say that.
02:45But I don't think they will do it one day either.
02:47First of all, when the iPhone 5 went to Lightning technology, it was a real innovation.
02:52It was a much smaller port that allowed to transmit a lot of power and data for the time.
02:57This allowed to free up a lot more space in the phone than the old 30-pin port allowed.
03:01So yes, for a few months, people were furious to have to get a new charging cable, of course.
03:07But quite quickly, everyone adopted and accepted Lightning for the iPhone.
03:11And then, Apple created what is called the Made for iPhone or MFI program,
03:16which essentially means that they get a share of each certified Lightning accessory, which is sold by someone else.
03:22If you want to make a Lightning accessory for the iPhone and be taken seriously, you will have to certify it.
03:27Then it will be certified MFI Made for iPhone,
03:30which will represent 10% of the sales price of each unit, reimbursed directly to Apple.
03:35Great, thank you.
03:35Thanks to the Lightning port, the MFI program has allowed Apple to earn millions and millions of dollars over the years.
03:41But now we are in 2022, it's been almost a decade.
03:44And Lightning is in a way an old and obsolete port at this stage.
03:48We have evolved, we have obtained much better charging speeds and data.
03:52And so Lightning, it's really not great now.
03:55As a result, Apple has worked on its next move.
03:58But the latter was not intended to be USB Type-C.
04:02Their next move was actually to go to no port at all.
04:05And indeed, this is the case.
04:07The goal is to completely delete the iPhone port.
04:10I have a whole video on it.
04:12I highly recommend watching it after this one.
04:14And I will put it in the first link below.
04:16Apple would rather get rid of the port completely than switch to USB Type-C.
04:21I always wonder how they will approach this subject.
04:23I imagine they will ask the question directly.
04:25How many times do you really use the charging port of your phone?
04:28It takes up a precious space inside the phone.
04:31Well, we had the courage to invent this incredible new charging technology, which is MagSafe.
04:38Now MagSafe is good.
04:40In 2022, it can go.
04:42This does not solve the problem of data slowness.
04:44But it is placed at the back of the phone with magnets and charges at 15W.
04:48I think Apple wanted MagSafe to grow and evolve a little faster than it did.
04:52Which was not the case.
04:54But today, before this new deadline imposed by the European Union,
04:58the next iPhone will be there.
05:00The iPhone 15 of 2023.
05:02And then the next iPhone after that, it will be the iPhone 16 of 2024.
05:07This will really promote MagSafe,
05:09before the next iPhone, which will only be available after the deadline,
05:13the iPhone 17, is provided without a port.
05:15It becomes therefore very easy to imagine a world
05:18in which Apple would no longer provide Lightning cables with the new iPhones,
05:21but would be content to give everyone the MagSafe wireless charging pad in the box.
05:26And that's it.
05:27Just to get people used to wireless charging for two years before the transition.
05:31This is how we charge all our phones now.
05:34And that, insofar as phones can be recharged via wired charging,
05:38i.e. USB type C.
05:40Yes, they will agree.
05:41They will agree.
05:42It was a good answer.
05:44But if the iPhone does not recharge at all via wired charging,
05:47then it does not need a USB-C port.
05:50The iPhone is not the only Lightning product made by Apple.
05:53They make other accessories that are also on this list.
05:56The Magic Keyboard, the Magic Mouse, as well as Apple AirPods,
06:00are also all charged with Lightning at the moment.
06:03They will therefore also have until 2024,
06:05in the context of this transition,
06:07to switch to USB-C or to be without a port.
06:10And they have already started this transition.
06:12You may have noticed that the new Siri remote control from Apple TV
06:15is charged via USB-C instead of Lightning as before.
06:19And of course, the new AirPods cases are all charged via Lightning,
06:22but also have MagSafe wireless charging.
06:25It would be quite easy to eliminate the Lightning port in the next two years.
06:28The real question is therefore the following.
06:30Will MagSafe be advanced enough by then
06:33for users to adopt it without fear?
06:36Will it be the case?
06:37Because it should actually be better than Lightning.
06:39So that it can go from the front from Lightning,
06:41it should be a technological progress.
06:44And that's actually the goal.
06:45This brings us back to the initial rambling pronounced by Joss,
06:48on which I made a brief allusion earlier.
06:50Because even if it is a public relations speech from Apple,
06:52a business speech that is still very egocentric,
06:55I actually agree
06:57with practically everything he was able to say in this interview.
07:01Because what he's actually saying is that basically,
07:03we are more in favor of the government adopting regulations
07:06with a positive objective in mind, right?
07:09But it should not be so prescriptive
07:11on the exact way to proceed from a technological point of view.
07:15This task should actually be entrusted to the engineers
07:18and innovators of these companies.
07:19So, if the government has a good idea about technology,
07:24which is sometimes the case,
07:25like, for example, wanting hearing people
07:27to be able to use smartphones.
07:29That's very good.
07:30It is then necessary to let companies find a way
07:32to make their phones compatible with hearing aids,
07:35then work on this technology and improve it over time.
07:38This way, we all win and technology really improves.
07:41The fact that USB Type-C is now mandatory
07:43for all wireless charging devices
07:45gives the impression of a victory,
07:47because Lightning is no longer at the top.
07:48And it's better, but we're already pushing the limits of USB Type-C.
07:53It's not really a novelty either,
07:55and we now have smartphones that charge at 200 watts
07:57and extremely high and fast data speeds.
08:00In the end, in a few years,
08:02we'll move on to something even better than USB Type-C.
08:05And then, that's why I don't really want to hear
08:08about the environment and electronic waste
08:10from Apple.
08:11I understand that a lot of people have Lightning cables
08:13and that's what you like about Lightning,
08:16but that never stopped you from changing everything else
08:18for USB Type-C.
08:19In reality, the problem behind this
08:21is that the government is so prescriptive
08:23that it requires that the standard be USB Type-C
08:25instead of just setting a more general goal,
08:28like unified charging standards,
08:30in order to reduce electronic waste.
08:32Perhaps the law will be updated over time
08:34to follow the evolution of technology,
08:36but how much can we expect this to happen?
08:38So in conclusion, of course I would take an iPhone USB-C
08:42if it ends up being available.
08:45But that probably won't be the case.
08:47And again, we'll see.
08:49It may look like a victory
08:51because the USB-C is currently better than Lightning.
08:54But it's only in the short term.
08:56I think that in the long term,
08:57Apple has a lot of time to think about
08:59how they're going to develop their chargers.
09:02In short, when the wires decrease,
09:04the wireless will win, that's for sure.
09:08Thank you for your attention.
09:10See you next time.
09:11See you.