Universal charger

In 2022, the EU passed Radio Equipment Directive 2022/2380, a law which requires all new smartphones to use USB-C charging by the end of 2024, and all laptops by spring 2026.

[3] In March 2001, the Korean Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) released a "Standard on I/O Connection Interface of Digital Cellular Phone".

[4] This standard describes the electromechanical interface specifications for cellular phone charging, wired data communication, analog audio, etc.

[9] This standard describes the electromechanical requirements for a common mobile device battery charger equipped with a USB type-A socket providing power at 5 V DC.

All new mobile phones requesting network access approval in China from June 2007 are required to support charging from the new common chargers.

[14] In April 2009, the industry trade group The Wireless Association (CTIA) announced its support of the GSMA's Universal Charging Solution.

The ITU specifies that the OMTP's more aggressive "preferred" no load consumption requirement be mandatory after a three-year "transition period" but is more flexible in allowing the use of captive cables and USB micro-B adapters in its "target solution" – similar to the European common EPS standard.

In 2019 the chair of the IEEE 1823 working group wrote, "Currently the IT market which 1823 standard was originally intended had been swayed by USB SIG to use type C connector as alternatives.