Apple will charge $29 for a USB-C adapter for your new iPhone

Apple introduced its new iPhone 15 lineup Tuesday, and the gadgets function a new, extensively anticipated USB-C charging port.

By the time the occasion wrapped, Apple had already begun promoting a USB-C adapter on its web site for $29. The adapter will be needed for iPhone 15 clients to attach the Lightning charging cables for present iPhones to their new one.

The firm was pushed to shift away from its proprietary Lightning charger cables after the European Union introduced electronics makers needed to help a customary USB-C charging port for telephones, tablets and cameras by 2024. Apple executives mentioned final 12 months that they deliberate to comply with the legislation.

EU officers imagine the rule will scale back waste since folks will not want to purchase a new charger after they buy a new gadget.

“USB-C has turn out to be a universally accepted customary, so we’re bringing it to iPhone,” a presenter mentioned in the course of the Apple launch occasion Tuesday.

The shift to USB-C chargers for the iPhone 15 will imply that Apple customers’ previous Lightning cables will not work. But many individuals have already got the best cables for their laptops, headphones and different devices, and Apple will additionally probably embody a cable within the iPhone 15 packing containers.

Shares of Apple closed down greater than 1% after the occasion Tuesday.