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EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into force

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Electronics manufactures must from Saturday fit all devices sold in the EU with USB-C charger ports in a bid by the 27-nation bloc to reduce waste and cut costs for consumers, who will no longer have…

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EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into force

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EU Law Mandating Universal Chargers for Devices Comes into Force

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The chargers l have work just fine. Why do I need to change them?
- You don't. But all your new devices from now on will have USB C charging.
- To not have to buy and carry around several different cables for your devices
- You'll probably need them for old devices. But generally you'll just need a USB A to C cable.
  Why does it need to change? The older connectors were too fragile, and needed to be too big of that were to support fast data. USB C can do all of the current data standards and is a pretty robust connector
  You may want a newer charger anyway in order to charge faster