iPhone 15 is coming next month, and multiple rumors suggest Apple will finally switch from its proprietary Lightning connector to…

  • Guster@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It used to be that Apple wanted to have their own standard in part to be able to sell more cables. By switching now, is actually not stupid- everyone have to buy new cables again

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      1 year ago

      Not really, most people already have USB-C Cables. And Apple already doesn’t include Chargers in their stuff anyway.

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        1 year ago

        I think I read a rumor a while back that iPhones will still limit your charge rate if you don’t have an approved cable. I don’t know if that’s still the case, but I could see it.

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          1 year ago

          I think they’ll just improve their MagSafe cable capabilities to try and get customers to buy that instead of the regular usb-c cable. But the rumor always sounded like bs to me. It’s just too on the nose.

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        1 year ago

        From what I’ve read only Apple cables will work with limitations put on regular usb-c cable. Typical Apple nonsense.

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          1 year ago

          Yeah and they will be hit with a brick by EU for it… But USB-C Thunderbolt should do the trick.

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      1 year ago

      Aside from my iPhone, keyboard, trackpad, and the puck end of my watch charger I own nothing that doesn’t use USB C at this point.