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iPhone 15 USB-C Cables Without MFi Badge May Have Data Transfer and Charging Speed Limits
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Agreed. My MacBook Pro charges all the same regardless of what USB-C cable I use, first party or third. As long as it supports the maximum wattage. So there's no reason, except an economic one, why this should be any different with an iPhone.
And the modern Apple will dash out an easy excuse, saying high wattage charging profiles are "dangerous" with un-certified cables. This is all done for customer's safety.
As long as it fully charges overnight, I am fine.
i mean this is what you get for accelerating usb-c adoption faster than what Apple intended
so not only are people going to throw out lightning faster, people are going to buy more usb-c cables than they would have, creating an environmental disaster
great job EU. you just screwed over the world once again
"or you know, Apple could just not do MFi program"
or you know, EU could just stop overstepping their role
so not only are people going to throw out lightning faster, people are going to buy more usb-c cables than they would have, creating an environmental disaster
great job EU. you just screwed over the world once again
"or you know, Apple could just not do MFi program"
or you know, EU could just stop overstepping their role
The EU gets what they wanted. And Apple keeps their MFI moneystream.
Seems like a win-win. (for these two)
Actually that's not allowed. Manufacturers are not allowed to "pair" a cable or charger to a device according to the regulations. So any charger that can output 5V 20W should be able to charge the device at 5V 20W no matter the chip it has.
However, if a device supports PD it is REQUIRED to support ALL cables and chargers that have PD. Apple could say the iPhone doesn't support PD but only Apples propitiatory charging method. But that's not allowed either.
I don't get the drama but after all this is MacRoumors. The way I see it, I buy 1 Apple certified USB type C that works pretty much on everything USB type C, Appe or NOT Apple. End of drama.
Several flaws in this, current USB C cables from Apple contain no such chip, Thunderbolt cables contain NO such chip.
Whilst it might not go against the letter of the regulations set out be the EU, it obviously flies in the face of the spirit of them, which is to reduce waste by promoting widely accepted and interoperable standards. It could be argued that a USB-C port which only talks through Apple certified cables is a sub-class of the standard, and therefore not widely accepted. Or whatever. It's just scummy. I hope the EU come down hard on this sort of nonsense. Why Apple?
So to use Apple products as per its features - you have to use only Apple products. Isn't that abusing Apple its position to restrict competitive suppliers? Expect more anti competition rulings (and good luck to them)
I mean, non-compliant USB-C devices have been around since the start. The first phone to get a USB-C port, the OnePlus 2 (july 2015) only supported USB 2.0 data speeds and 5V charging. Their later devices only supported "Dash" and later "SuperVOOC" for quick charging, their own secret-sauce non-complaint "standards".
They could adopt the same tactics as a budget phone manufacturer from 8 years ago, but it's curious that they would want to given the broad USB-C ecosystem which exists already
I wonder whether adopting USB-C will mean Apple starts excluding charging cables from the phone boxes i.e. a new iPhone contains only the phone and stickers (no sim tool as they are moving to e-sim) as Apple can say that now they are using an industry standard cable there is no need to include one.
This barely counts as a rumor. It’s pure speculation. Even if it’s true, why is boosting charging speed with certified cables a problem? It’s not like chatting with any random cable would be slow.
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Probably greenlit by Tim Cook himself. He should be fired by the board for so many reasons.