There is a chance that Apple’s iPhone, expected to be launched in the coming weeks, will include a feature never before seen in an iPhone – a generic charging port.

Apple’s next iPhones, due in September as usual, could have a feature that no previous iPhone has: a generic charging port.

According to analysts and media reports, the new iPhone models may have a USB Type-C charger port on the bottom. Almost every laptop sold in the past few years uses that charging port, as do Android phones, iPads, Kindles, headphones, drones, and heated blankets.

A USB-C port would replace Apple’s proprietary Lightning port, which has graced the bottom of every iPhone model since 2012.

This would be the biggest improvement to the iPhone in years.

While traveling, iPhone users wouldn’t need to bring two different cables for their phone and other gadgets. It would be possible for Android users to borrow chargers from iPhone owners. Anyone with a laptop that is newer than an iPhone could lend them a charger. It would be possible for schools and businesses to standardize on one type of charger for their entire fleet of devices. It is even possible that iPhones will be able to access faster charging speeds with USB-C.

Apple hasn’t confirmed whether its new iPhones will feature USB-C charging ports, and hasn’t responded to a comment request, but the change is inevitable.

In a new regulation passed by the European Union last year, all new smartphones must have USB-C ports by 2024. It is unlikely that Apple will produce an iPhone model exclusively for the European market. Greg Joswiak, Apple’s chief marketer, said last year that the company would have to comply.

The new regulations were influenced by consumer benefits, such as reducing “lock-in” to one manufacturer. According to the EU, the rule could save Europeans 250 million euros each year on chargers. Old chargers contribute to about 11,000 tons of e-waste per year in the region, according to the EU.