Apple Lightning Connector Serial Access (2015)

Re:Apple Lightning Connector Serial Access (2015) by LocalH on Sunday September 16, 2018 @11:03PM (#18002860)

I would posit that Android devices are actually worse historically than Apple ones. Many of them will not properly charge unless you either connect them to a charger manufactured by the device manufacturer, or to a PC/Mac (where they likely won't draw anything more than 500mA).

I've had far more luck using Apple devices with non-Apple chargers, than the other way around.

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Re:Apple Lightning Connector Serial Access (2015) by gst on Monday September 17, 2018 @02:40AM (#18003688)

I've used _lots_ of different Android devices since I purchased the original Android G1 device in 2009 and I never had a problem with chargers (although I don't use the original chargers most of the time).

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Re:Apple Lightning Connector Serial Access (2015) by saagarjha on Monday September 17, 2018 @12:49AM (#18003281)

Probably a significant portion of that is the MFI program, which does quality control of third-party accessories.

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Re:Apple Lightning Connector Serial Access (2015) by walterbell on Monday September 17, 2018 @01:25AM (#18003429)

In that case, future Apple USB-C chargers may become a good solution for charging Android devices.

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Re:Apple Lightning Connector Serial Access (2015) by zaarn on Monday September 17, 2018 @02:47AM (#18003721)

Oh don't worry, Apple will now only produce lightning chargers and deliver phones with USB-C to lightning for charging.

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