Fast charging speeds to be standardised

All mobile phones, tablets, earphones and a wide range of other portable consumer electronics will need to be sold with USB-C charging ports from Saturday, the EU has announced.

First introduced around a decade ago, USB-C charging ports are reversible and capable of accelerated data transfer and charging speeds, the latter known as 'fast charging’.

In a statement on Friday, the European Parliament said that as of the following day, all such devices sold in the EU must have a USB-C charging port, with laptops set to follow suit in late April 2026.

  • observes_depths@aussie.zone
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    6 days ago

    Can anyone tell me if this applies to cameras? I’m not in the EU but there’s still lots of cameras being sold with micro usb charging and very few with usb-c.

    • azuth@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      As regards digital cameras, the radio equipment concerned is any digital photo and video camera, including action cameras. Digital cameras designed exclusively for the audiovisual sector or the security and surveillance sector should not be required to integrate the harmonised charging solution.

      Directive 14

      what constitutes exclusive audiovisual sector digital cameras I am not sure. It’s probably defined elsewhere.