By the end of 2024, the EU stipulates that mobile phones, tablets, earphones, e-readers, keyboards, mice and other devices will uniformly use the USB-C interface. In 2026, all laptops will also use USB-C ports for their charging ports. India, a populous country with the world's second-largest smartphone market, continues to grow the PC and tablet market, and intends to promote the popularization of the USB-C interface. Charger Network recently learned that India will make it mandatory for smartphones, tablets and laptops to be equipped with USB-C ports by the end of 2026.
India will make it mandatory for smartphones, tablets and laptops to have USB-C ports
With its excellent ease of use and powerful functionality, the USB-C interface has gradually become a unified interface for consumer electronics. Last year, the iPhone15 series also upgraded the USB-C interface, which can be said to basically complete the unification of the interface of smartphones.
According to an article reported by Livemint on June 21, all phones and tablets sold in India will be required to be equipped with a USB-C port from June 2025 so that multiple devices can be charged with a single charger and cable, driving the reduction of e-waste and bringing convenience to users. And in 2026, it will be mandatory for laptops to also use the USB-C port.
India has kept up with the pace after the European Union began to implement the mandatory use of USB-C interface this year, indicating that products such as mobile phones, tablets, and notebooks will surely achieve a great unification of USB-C interfaces, whether it is Android, Apple or Windows devices, they will have better versatility. The USB-C interface product market will usher in a broader prospect, and more and more products will use the USB-C interface.
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Although the news that India will make it mandatory for smartphones, tablets and laptops to be equipped with USB-C ports has not yet been announced by official agencies, the unification of USB-C ports on smart devices has become a consensus around the world, and it is believed that Indian officials will confirm it soon. The ease of use and functionality of the USB-C interface have been recognized by more and more countries, which makes it convenient for consumers around the world to use a unified interface and use abroad.