A new report from France says Apple is pulling the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE from its online and physical stores across the EU. Starting December 28, these models will no longer be available directly from Apple, though authorized retailers can continue selling them until they run out of stock.
Apple is making this move to comply with an EU regulation requiring all newly sold smartphones with wired charging to use USB-C. As you might have guessed, these three iPhones are the last ones still on sale in the EU with the older Lightning port.
The company will also stop selling other products with the Lightning port, like the Magic Keyboard without Touch ID. Interestingly, even though the UK left the EU in 2020, Apple will still remove these Lightning-equipped products from Northern Ireland, despite it being part of the UK.
Apple will also remove the affected iPhones from Switzerland for the same reason, and even earlier—by December 20. Apple reportedly shared this information with its internal teams.
Normally, Apple would have kept the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus on sale in the EU until next September. The iPhone SE, however, is already set to be replaced by a newer model next year, so this isn’t a big loss.
