EU Warns Apple About Limiting Speeds of Uncertified USB-C Cables

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/04/eu-warns-apple-about-limiting-usb-c-iphone-cables/

39 18 3 years ago

The USB standard includes a method of detecting how much power your cable can handle, so this seems like a non-issue unless Apple decides that standards shouldn't apply to them.

cududa3• 3 years ago

You're aware of how horrible the implementation of USB-C has been on the cable manufacturing side, yes? I'd much prefer my iPhone not "fast-charge" if it's not using a certified cable. I've had one device "loose it's blue smoke" using a bad USB-C cable and a non-certified USB-C cable from my Apple power brick to my MBP start to cinge.

simulator5g2• 3 years ago

I didn't realize that the USB standard was ineffective against cheap cable manufactures. How would MFI be any different?

chrisdhal• 3 years ago

That sucks, but just seems weird in general, not to you specifically. You never hear about these things happening on random cheap Android phones or PC laptops. Well, at least I don't, but you hear about them semi-frequently regarding Apple products.

Anecdotally, I've had numerous Android phones (granted, almost all Google Pixels) and I've just used any random USB cable to charge and never thought about it and never have had any problems.

error503• 3 years ago

What evidence do you have to blame the cable for the blue smoke escaping? It isn't really plausible for a bad USB-C cable to cause a device to fail in that way, at least unless the device itself was incredibly poorly engineered.

There is a reasonable argument that standards should be more stringently validated and adhered to (in many areas, not just charging cables), but giving Apple the keys to the market and the ability to charge whatever they want is not the answer.

ChrisRR• 3 years ago

Apple have always got to do some weird Apple thing. Even when the task is simple, all of the technology required to achieve their task exists and is standardised, they still find something to shoehorn in

Why can't you just be normal, Apple?

EU Warns Apple About Limiting Speeds of Uncertified USB-C Cables

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