Media reports said that the European Union may force the American company "Apple" to change its iPhone charger again, to make it common and compatible with all smartphones.
The British "Sky News" website said that although technology companies had previously been directed to work together to develop a "unified" global charger, European Union officials say "voluntary agreements between various industry actors have not achieved the desired results."
According to European Union officials, the changes will make customer lives "easier and help the environment", as it is estimated that old chargers generate more than 51,000 tons of "e-waste" every year.
European Parliament members are planning to vote on this measure in one of the upcoming sessions
It is noteworthy that as long as the European Union called for the unification of chargers between technology companies, while Apple was criticizing the matter and saying that imposing a similar law would "stifle innovation and harm the environment and cause unnecessary turmoil for users."
"More than a billion Apple devices, which are based on the current charger, have been shipped ... We want to make sure that any new legislation will not lead to any disruption to our customers," Apple said in a previous statement.
