<![CDATA[Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU.]]>Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU.

We are putting an end to cable clutter and unnecessary costs for citizens.

One cable, any brand, less electronic waste.

We are delivering a simpler, more sustainable digital future for Europe.

More: https://link.europa.eu/QDMFTh

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/af5a4003-0f2c-448a-a8c3-6c8d6d97bbfe/starting-today-usb-c-is-the-mandatory-charging-standard-for-all-laptops-sold-in-the-eu.RSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 20:50:08 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 14:43:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:40:18 GMT]]>@EUCommission sweet! Now do e-bikes!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115501125292371729/statuses/116483320602630083https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115501125292371729/statuses/116483320602630083Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:40:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:37:38 GMT]]>@EUCommission great step forward, even if the USB-C standard is a hot mess of many incompatible things and with most cables not labeled at all.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://corteximplant.com/ap/users/116077218649683694/statuses/116483310119165438https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://corteximplant.com/ap/users/116077218649683694/statuses/116483310119165438Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:37:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:36:29 GMT]]>@mmalc @raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle Mandating USB-C doesn't prevent crappy vendors from misusing the connector, badly implenting the standard or maliciously complying.

It however improves the overall user experience, by e.g requiring a single charger and cable for your iPhone, your partner's Pixel and your daughter's Kindle.

Different product categories will obviously still require different charging bricks due power requirements.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SamantazFox/statuses/116483305610359113https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SamantazFox/statuses/116483305610359113Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:36:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:34:04 GMT]]>@EUCommission now do display connectors

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/ap/users/116040563321170708/statuses/116483296102036850https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/ap/users/116040563321170708/statuses/116483296102036850Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:34:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:31:00 GMT]]>@mmalc @raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle

LMAO, maybe USB-C just hate USB-C. Sometimes you need one or two mediator in between the plugs.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Adequate_Bro/statuses/116483284044482362https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Adequate_Bro/statuses/116483284044482362Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:31:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:29:35 GMT]]>@EUCommission now I got 10 cables that look the same but all work slightly differently. Not saying that's worse than before but pretty difficult to figure out.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://shark.community/users/truh/statuses/116483278459881736https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://shark.community/users/truh/statuses/116483278459881736Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:29:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:16:21 GMT]]>@Sonikku @EUCommission thankfully a laptop can have more than just one port.... This isn't an issue

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/thibaultmol/statuses/116483226413439255https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/thibaultmol/statuses/116483226413439255Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:16:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:15:49 GMT]]>@tofu @EUCommission no. It isn't.
There's just a requirement to have a usb-c port

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/thibaultmol/statuses/116483224363241818https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/thibaultmol/statuses/116483224363241818Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:15:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:14:17 GMT]]>@dambranslv @EUCommission doesn't matter. If it's usb-c on the laptop, it's backwards compatible with usb-a

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/thibaultmol/statuses/116483218330056770https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/thibaultmol/statuses/116483218330056770Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:14:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:11:18 GMT]]>@EUCommission it’s all fun and games until a newer protocol happens and the speed of government does its thing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/Sonikku/statuses/116483206552242819https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/Sonikku/statuses/116483206552242819Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:11:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:10:54 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy @mmalc @EUCommission @jnfingerle I've never purchased a laptop that didn't come with a charger though

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunbeam.city/users/hazelnot/statuses/116483205034301391https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunbeam.city/users/hazelnot/statuses/116483205034301391Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:10:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:09:35 GMT]]>@EUCommission

A standard is good, I just kind of wish USB C wasn't so prone to wearing out quickly and falling out all the time

Any chance you could force Apple to share their magsafe plugs?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/116483199813689008https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/116483199813689008Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:09:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:07:06 GMT]]>@derbruesseler @EUCommission cause this is for new devices lol

Also since USB-C became standard I no longer have to worry about not being able to charge my stuff in certain situations, or take multiple chargers with me unless I wanna charge my 3DS or something

I can just charge my phone, laptop, Steam Deck, etc with the same charger and that's just neat

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunbeam.city/users/hazelnot/statuses/116483190032104392https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunbeam.city/users/hazelnot/statuses/116483190032104392Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:07:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:06:19 GMT]]>@EUCommission corporations still manage to find ways to screw this up though, like Lenovo requiring a very specific USB-C cable in order to charge my YOGA laptop. πŸ˜‘

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/eobet/statuses/116483186968792129https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/eobet/statuses/116483186968792129Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:06:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:01:11 GMT]]>@aliceif @EUCommission magsafe is a waste of space still

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://is-a.cat/users/tofu/statuses/116483166796347614https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://is-a.cat/users/tofu/statuses/116483166796347614Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:01:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:57 GMT]]>@katzenberger @EUCommission USB hub lmao

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunbeam.city/users/hazelnot/statuses/116483165869662718https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunbeam.city/users/hazelnot/statuses/116483165869662718Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:56:56 GMT]]>@nazokiyoubinbou πŸ˜‚πŸ‘πŸ»

@EUCommission

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/ewos1986/statuses/116483150084762644https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/ewos1986/statuses/116483150084762644Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:56:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:51:19 GMT]]>@EUCommission Good lord people. This is some first class whiney (*)splaining.

Please feel free to do nothing if you must, thou purest of souls.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/danjewett/statuses/116483128028103672https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/danjewett/statuses/116483128028103672Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:51:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:49:39 GMT]]>@EUCommission
I see from your diagram that you have also defeated entropy. Does this mean that my USB-C cables are in danger of slipping back through time unexpectedly?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/spacemagick/statuses/116483121463939900https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/spacemagick/statuses/116483121463939900Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:49:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:46:08 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy @EUCommission @jnfingerle

One of my own examples:

VW put USB-C outlets all over the place in the ID.Buzz. Excellent, very considerate.
I got a dash-cam with a USB-C charging port…

I tried literally over a dozen different USB-C-to USB-C cables trying to get the cam to power up. Each failed.

What did work was putting a USB-C to USB-A adapter into the outlet on the car, and plugging the cam into the adapter using its USB-A to USB-C cable. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ



]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mmalc/statuses/116483107605422442https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mmalc/statuses/116483107605422442Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:46:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:46:06 GMT]]>@EUCommission USB-C cables magically don't tangle?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nexusuk.org/users/steve/statuses/116483107486817169https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nexusuk.org/users/steve/statuses/116483107486817169Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:46:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:39:25 GMT]]>@tofu@is-a.cat @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu up to 240W, USB-C with USB-PD must be available, this is no exclusivity rule.

Which is a good thing btw, some 200W Gorilla of a "Laptop" I'd rather charge from a barrel plug in daily use than through USB-C (not that I own one). Actual configuration that exists, by the way, high power barrel plug + less power USB-C (Thunderbolt), like on an "Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI".]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mkultra.x27.one/notes/almcvtg915w70mdbhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mkultra.x27.one/notes/almcvtg915w70mdbTue, 28 Apr 2026 15:39:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:33:48 GMT]]>@EUCommission Ma sto cazzo di open source manco nei sogni!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://livellosegreto.it/users/Ryoma123/statuses/116483059129364731https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://livellosegreto.it/users/Ryoma123/statuses/116483059129364731Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:33:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:33:39 GMT]]>@EUCommission Despite all the criticism in the comments, I believe this to be a good first step. I already saw improvements in my daily life thanks to this regulation.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.space/users/voxel/statuses/116483058560792272https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.space/users/voxel/statuses/116483058560792272Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:33:39 GMT