Apple requires third-party accessory makers to pay a fee to get certified access to select parts and technologies like the Lightning connector. This system is called the Made For iPhone program, and it was thought to be going away thanks to USB-C, but a repeated rumor says otherwise.
In the replies, Shrimp states that Apple will limit data and charging speed for cables connected to iPhone without the MFi certification. It seems this will be allowed, as Apple will be cooperating with the EU mandate to move to USB-C, just providing an obstacle to users.
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Honestly, if this is true, whatever. The worst part of USB C is that the quality of the cable is a complete unknown to people at a glance, the only way I can tell my Thunderbolt 4 cable from any other USB C cable is that the TB4 cable has a larger boot around the connector. But even that isn’t a guarantee to it’s quality, data rate, or power transmission. If mfi means that it meets a minimum spec, fine by me. If not though, then Apple can pound sand.
Hey everyone, let’s all be outraged about an unsubstantiated rumor regarding a product that has not even announced or released.
If this is true, would apple even be allowed to do this? I thought the whole point was to standardise the port??
Probably. They just have to allow charging over type C. Never said they can’t use proprietary sauce for faster charging, as long as standard chargers still work
Just buy Anker cables then they aren’t expensive and are MFi certified.
scam company omegalul
Android starts to get attractive more and more as the years pass by. Even though you dont have years of support for your OS like with Iphones, you can get the newest flagship one year after its release for huge discounts
considering how r-slurred USB-C charging/transfer is these days, I don't blame them but at least they should stick to USB-PD which is USB-C's only saving grace
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i fricking predicted this shit
apple wants their own little ecosystem and any amount of standardization makes them boil.
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Apple is flying too close to the sun lol.
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Got a 14pro last month, b-word won't charge at full speed if you use the old iPhone 8 cable or a charger certified by apple. It defaults to 5v 1A whenever there is a slight doubt about the accessories
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That's what you get for being an iStrag
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It was for my mom lol, I'd kms than gimp myself by using an iPhone
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^ this unironically
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Imagine having to charge your phone so often you care about its charging speed
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Unfortunately I have a social life and a job that requires me to authenticate logins every day
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It's called having a job, you worthless NEET
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Just hot swap teh batteries then
On nvm
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Wdym
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On somes droid u can plug it in, pull the battery out, put in a new charged battery and unplug and bam ur done
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What decade is this
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The one where u can buy a refurbished phone plus spare battery
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Standardization should be
a joint effort by people who want to push the industry forward
a genuine safety concern that protects the consumer
Forcing peoople to use a specific charger because you can't be bothered to put two cables in your bag is just r-slurred and I actually agree with apple here that they should be as malicious as possible about it
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Have you learned nothing from the Screwdriver War of '86
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You could still make proprietary screws if you want the government isnt gonna ban you from doing business in the country for it.
The mp3 cable war wasnt even that bad either people are just whiny
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So many buck broken socialist lites in here.
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what is the screw driver war
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Phillips heads suck and are standard due to some licencing shit or something
Robertson's are better
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Robertson screws eliminate almost all slippage. They're much more pleasant to use.
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Metric hex is best for desktop stuff though:D
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Oh frick these pieces of shit. They slip like a motherlover.
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I find that they slip less than phillips and slotted
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I guess if you've got the absolutely perfect drill bit for it. I accidentally bought a box of them and angrily trashed them after fricking around with mounting my fan on the wall for an hour. I never had that problem with philips screwheads.
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Flathead should be outlawed in current year. Ditto all the slight variants of Torx. Needing to order a kit off Amazon because no retail store carries Torx Plus TP40 bits for my bumper is bullshit.
Clearly I'm not the only one with this issue
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Please tell me that is not the 20's Bronco. Ford cars are objectively for cucks at this point if so, after already being unreliable, mediocre and somehow also expensive too.
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Deal with it
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I have no problem with you sir (pls redeem] Ford has a long history of badge engireering, captive importing and intentionaly making cars harder to fix and i cant let another friend by one anymore. My bf's C-Max is such a boner killer in particular.
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I've always heard down in states u lot use Phillips for everything. In Canada u see Robertson at lot of places
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Pretty much anything that goes into wood over here is Robertson's
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Worse considering that Apple developed the Lightning cable to replace the 30 pin, an objective upgrade.
It’s not like they developed it maliciously as a way to avoid microUSB and they’ve actually been one of the biggest funders of USB C.
Regulators are literally forcing consumers to throw away a decades worth of cables for no reason. I prefer the male lightning connector to female USB C, my laptops USB C cable is already smushed. It’s also less easy to clean.
I don’t care about charging/transfer speeds because I’m not hopelessly addicted to my phone. Wireless charging and file transfer is already super good.
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Who even does file transfer from their phone. Don't they all just backup to icloud now?
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I don't trust clouds. I like having local backups.
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I haven’tneeded to plug my phone into a computer besides charging in years lol
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This is why we can't have free markets
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