EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for charging cable standard

Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by nickserv on Friday January 31, 2020 @02:04PM (#22204497)

Good news, and I hope it passes the commission.

With USB-C there's no real reason to have other standards for charging a cell phone.

And with that out of the way, manufacturers can focus on developing a universal wireless charging protocol.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by mrep on Friday January 31, 2020 @09:24PM (#22208149)

> With USB-C there's no real reason to have other standards for charging a cell phone.

I'll take lightning over usb-c anyday. I currently have a pixel 3 and it does not connect half the time and yes, I clean out the stupid port with a toothpick even though I never had to do that with an iphone.

Android auto is especially annoying as a slight bump can cause it to disconnect and then it takes like 20 seconds to get it back running with the map on the dashboard.

The stupid headphone jack connector also sucks because the only way I can work out with it is if I use 2 rubber bands to pull the usb-c to headphone jack connector tight constantly or else the slightest movement in my pocket will disconnect it.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by FireBeyond on Friday January 31, 2020 @11:05PM (#22208576)

Buy high quality cables. I have Philips USB-C cables and I -cannot- move them in my MBP. Either horizontally or vertically. Not a wiggle. Nothing.

Cheaper lesser quality cables are the issue. Buy a 99c gas station Lightning cable and see how well it works for you.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by mrep on Friday January 31, 2020 @11:37PM (#22208705)

This work [0] or do you have a link to something you think will work?

[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Charging-Compatible-DLC5206BA...

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by FireBeyond on Saturday February 01, 2020 @12:00AM (#22208793)

Looks good to me. I got the C-to-C:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WFHNFSD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by ViViDboarder on Friday January 31, 2020 @04:28PM (#22205974)

Maybe you were sarcastic but...

Reasons to have other standards exist because they are better than USB-C. I’ve got a lightning port on my current phone, while my old phone was USB-C, as well as my current laptop and tablet both USB-C. I have to say, the lightning feels significantly more secure.

Also, we have a standard for wireless charging. Qi has been around for years. Old Nexus used to have it. New iPhones do have it. IKEA even sells cheap furniture with chargers built in.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by ashildr on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:44PM (#22207593)

Yeah, and once the EU defined 5Watt Qi as THE wireless charging standard we’ll be stuck with that for a decade.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by carierx1 on Friday January 31, 2020 @02:16PM (#22204607)

Yes we want more interventionism!

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