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EU Warns Apple About Limiting Speeds of Uncertified USB-C Cables for iPhones
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Well, they suck to begin with, so it is kinda hard to claim they get "destroyed" some time later.
Yeah. I wish they had done this years ago and we could all be charging with micro-USB or even better: mini-USB
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This law is only good until something better than USB-C connector exists and we cannot upgrade because the government has gotten in the way. If you don’t like what Apple does then don’t buy their stuff, but make no mistake: USB-C would still be an unreleased standard if Apple had not gotten impatient with the standards body members and just did lightning instead.
If you look carefully at the USB charging implementation in cameras, you will notice that some cameras will only charge with PD compliant chargers. So USB C charging is a mess as you have no idea what works with what and at what speed (try finding out whether your charger is PD compliant, it is almost impossible without doing an extensive search and some manufacturers hide it). All I ask is that Apple use the same standards as everyone else (e.g. PD compliant for fast charging) and not invent something else for us all to have to bother about. I am getting sick and tired of all these so called 'standards'....
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I just bought a few cables that weren’t even cheap, just a little longer than what Apple provides. They can’t even charge the phone faster than it discharges. It takes about a day to charge my 13 Mini, provided I don’t use it in the meantime. I’m reverting to original cables only, USB-C or not.
I’ve never had that issue with a name brand cable — Lightning or USB-C. What brand did you buy?
Good move by EU
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Can't believe I have to charge my back up iPhone using lightning cable still. No, I don't have any pets. We're not going to have this problem with USB-C Cable.
The struggle is real! 😭
The struggle is real! 😭
The amount of paid shills on this forum is amazing. It's even more amazing most of these paid shills don't even live in Europe. PM me for a job offer, I want to post garbage for money on this forum too.
Who is paying the shills and how can I get some of that sweet, sweet cash?!?!
Almost all other Apple products use USB C. Do you see these products exploding left and right due to cheap Chinese cables? Are you going to sue Apple too for using USB C on those?
In today's technological society it beggars belief that manufacturers cannot work together to come up with a 'one cable' does all. Many households and businesses will have multiple electronic devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, smart watches, tablets, keep fit devices and each device will need to have it's own specific cable specified by the manufacturer of the device for the device to be able to obtain maximum charging performance/data transfer performance which means people could need up to 4-5 different cables even if they use the same USB connector.
Companies continue to find ways to screw customers over with high prices. This rumored idea from Apple that if you want to obtain maximum charging/data performance you must purchase one of there special more expensive USB cables because a cheaper non Apple one will only give you a very basic level of performance. To me that kind of attitude stinks.
ISP's tried a very similar idea which was shutdown completely by the EU. This idea was to have a two tier internet, a cheap low speed internet and a higher faster internet which came at a higher price. You could still play online games and watch streaming services but if you wanted better speed and performance playing games and streaming then you had to pay for it. Apple's 'rumored' idea is to do just that, a two tier charging/data system, use a low cheap cable for basic performance but get higher better performance if you purchase a more expensive Apple own cable.
Apple is not rich because of being fair with it's customers, Apple is rich because it squeezes out as much money from it's customers as it can. This cable idea being one of them.
Companies continue to find ways to screw customers over with high prices. This rumored idea from Apple that if you want to obtain maximum charging/data performance you must purchase one of there special more expensive USB cables because a cheaper non Apple one will only give you a very basic level of performance. To me that kind of attitude stinks.
ISP's tried a very similar idea which was shutdown completely by the EU. This idea was to have a two tier internet, a cheap low speed internet and a higher faster internet which came at a higher price. You could still play online games and watch streaming services but if you wanted better speed and performance playing games and streaming then you had to pay for it. Apple's 'rumored' idea is to do just that, a two tier charging/data system, use a low cheap cable for basic performance but get higher better performance if you purchase a more expensive Apple own cable.
Apple is not rich because of being fair with it's customers, Apple is rich because it squeezes out as much money from it's customers as it can. This cable idea being one of them.
Call me crazy but I will buy MFI cables even when it switch to usb-c MFI.
Never had problems with MFI cables and dongles (used hdmi-mini DisplayPort, mini DisplayPort - DisplayPort) - no overheating, everything was working properly and each time I used
really MFI certified it was working for sure.
Which could not be said for “iPhone” and “AppleWatch” toys from AliExpress - in month degraded battery with 9% using apple usb-c lightning cable with 45W brick from China, had troubles with audio or lowered performance of dongle.
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I am aware that Apple is creating an issue partly limiting other cables and chargers from working but it’s really a mess now with USB-C which is impossible to detect if it’s data only, power+ data or power only.
So only partly I am happy with this information as there are tons of crappy usb-c cables now which UE is not giving a fu to fix their regulations.
If I buy something usb-c charged it has to work with every usb-c cable, in reality there is a risk that a airpump, portable light or something small will not work with Samsung, xiaomi or Huawei cable 😅
Already faced it 2 times.
Never had problems with MFI cables and dongles (used hdmi-mini DisplayPort, mini DisplayPort - DisplayPort) - no overheating, everything was working properly and each time I used
really MFI certified it was working for sure.
Which could not be said for “iPhone” and “AppleWatch” toys from AliExpress - in month degraded battery with 9% using apple usb-c lightning cable with 45W brick from China, had troubles with audio or lowered performance of dongle.
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I am aware that Apple is creating an issue partly limiting other cables and chargers from working but it’s really a mess now with USB-C which is impossible to detect if it’s data only, power+ data or power only.
So only partly I am happy with this information as there are tons of crappy usb-c cables now which UE is not giving a fu to fix their regulations.
If I buy something usb-c charged it has to work with every usb-c cable, in reality there is a risk that a airpump, portable light or something small will not work with Samsung, xiaomi or Huawei cable 😅
Already faced it 2 times.
I live in the UK. We left the EU. I'm glad we did but am thankful for some of the things they do (such as USB C and pushing back on Apple playing games with the new rules). Each morning I get up and put things on charge I die a little inside trying to remember which same looking cable has what end!
Lol @ the people downvoting your comment, they don't want to have consumer protection apparently
USB-C already has this functionality. There's no need for Apple to add another mechanism to do the same thing.
Charging a phone is still a very small amount of power, all things considered. Plenty of cheap appliances around your home - toaster, kettle, etc - have up to 100X the power running through them.
A laptop USB-C cable has up to 10X the power of a phone cable, and even there I haven't heard of many users being harmed by faulty cables.
The EU requirements are mostly concerned with charging interoperability. If you want to use your cables for transferring data then it's up to you to check the specs and buy the right cable.
Exactly. Being in the UK is like having our cake and eating it! We get to benefit from the EU's hard work in legislating this stuff without having to do any of the work ourselves.
I'm kind of bummed about the phone roaming thing, though. I reckon there ought to be some sort of treaty between the UK & EU for mutual recognition of roaming rights.
It wouldn't have made much difference. When your main product is behind a company like Nintendo (who like to do clever things with old ideas) when it comes to its charging and data connections then you know its time for an upgrade.
Apple has mollycoddled the majority of its users into thinking it knows best. I've never quite understood why some americans don't like the idea of the government having too much reach but happily let private companies run riot.
The last time I bought an Apple charging wire with lightning on the end i think it cost me about ten quid, and it was only a metre long. It didn't even come with a plug. This was in the days before USB so you had no choice but to buy it. Ten quid for a piddly little wire - that's just profiteering. If the EU can reign in the crazy prices a bit then how is that not a good thing?
So... every normal USB cable? You are aware that's just fully part of the USB spec.
And if you're afraid of some knock-off USB cables, boy do I have to tell you about knock-off lightning cables.