Ming-Chi Kuo said today that Apple will launch a USB-C-enabled charging case for all AirPods in 2023. However, the charging case for the new AirPods Pro 2 launched in the second half of this year may still support the Lightning port.
This isn’t the first time Ming-Chi Kuo has revealed that future AirPods will use USB-C charging. In May of this year, Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that AirPods and other Apple accessories will also switch to the USB-C port with the iPhone, including the Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad and Magic Mouse for Mac, as well as MagSafe batteries for iPhone Group.
I predict Apple will launch USB-C-capable charging cases for all AirPods models in 2023. However, the charging case of the new AirPods Pro 2 launched in 2H22 may still support Lightning.
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) August 9, 2022
In addition, Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg technology reporter Mark Gurman both said that Apple will also transition to the USB-C interface for the iPhone 15 series in 2023. According to these revelations, Apple is expected to set 2023 as a point in time to change the interface, marking the end of the Lightning interface.
The EU’s proposed legislation requires that from the fall of 2024, all smartphones and accessories need to use the USB-C interface for charging. The Verge said the agreement has the biggest impact on Apple, which is the only major smartphone maker still using a proprietary interface instead of USB-C. In 2021, Apple will sell 241 million iPhones worldwide, of which about 56 million will be sold in Europe.
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