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Apple executive Greg Joswiak today—during the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference—has given the most direct confirmation yet that the tech giant will implement USB-C on the iPhone. We have no choice," Joswiak replied on WSJ's Joanna Stern question if the company would be replacing the Lightning port. Recently, the EU have passed a law requiring USB-C as a common charging port for all mobile devices by 2024 which directly impacts Apple still using its proprietary Lightning port on its iPhones and other devices. [caption id="attachment_322026" align="alignnone" width="720"] (From left) Joanna Stern, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak discussed wide range of topics regarding Apple products.[/caption] Joswiak along with Apple Software VP Craig Federighi made it clear that the company is unhappy with being forced to make the switch. According to Joswiak, Apple has historically preferred to have it their own way trusting their own engineers. We may expect the USB-C on the iPhone 15, however there's something else that Apple may exploit to get around the EU law: wireless charging, removing the port entirely, which is theoretically allowed according to The Verge. Currently, the Lightning port has maximum of 480Mbps transfer speed and 27W charging. People have been asking for a while now when Apple will finally let go of the Lightning port for the iPhone and transition to USB-C. Read more in our articles including "Apple confirms to implement USB-C on the iPhone" and "Will Apple finally ditch Lightning for USB-C or MagSafe?".