The iPhone 15 has USB-C, a move largely due to impending legislation in the European Union requiring smartphones and other products to use a common charger. Apple also might soon be forced to open the iPhone up to third-party app stores and sideloading thanks to the Digital Markets Act in the EU.
In new comments today, EU industry chief Thierry Breton reiterated that Apple must “open up its gates to competitors.”
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