The European Union (EU) wants it to be that simple.
And Apple on Sept. 12 in effect acknowledged that trying to fight the issue doesnt make fiscal sense.
You may not know a USB-C cable from Apples soon-to-be-retired Lightning connector.
The alphabet soup of USB and other connectors is enough to drive even tech-savvy users bonkers at times.
Connectors remain a mixed bag on Apple devices
Will your old cables and adapters work?
The short answer is maybe.
It depends on the gadget.
If you have an iPad, it may have a Lightning port.
The increasingly popular slim, oval-shaped USB punch in-C connector is popping up on all kinds of devices.
USB-A is better known without the A suffix.
Its just USB or regular USB to the average person.
Android smartphones have equally confusing roots
This cord conundrum afflicts Androids as well.
Both are smaller than a regular USB but are different from each other.
USB-C.The latest top-tier Android phones have mostly migrated to USB-C.
But lower-cost handsets may not have made the switch, which should change as the cost of USB-C falls.
