Apple’s ‘iPhone 17 Air’ will not feature a port-free design, in part to assuage EU regulators

When designing the “iPhone 17 Air,” a new slimmed down iPhone model expected to arrive later this year, Apple originally intended it to be its first completely port-free iPhone. That would mean no USB-C connector, going all-in on wireless charging and syncing data via iCloud. But, the company decided that was still a bridge too far in 2025.
:‎The world is probably ready for this change. Already, iPhone users can get around fine without plugging in their phone, whether it’s