The EU Wants a Universal Mobile Charger, but Apple Doesn’t

Re:The EU Wants a Universal Mobile Charger, but Apple Doesn’t by tpetry on Saturday August 14, 2021 @12:53AM (#28178058)

Their new charger with the ring magnet wouldn‘t be possible if they are forced to support a common one. I mean they could add it but almost nobody would use it if something like usb-c or standard qi charging is a european requirement.

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Re:The EU Wants a Universal Mobile Charger, but Apple Doesn’t by dehrmann on Saturday August 14, 2021 @02:19AM (#28178503)

My iPhone 12 happily charges with a generic qi charger. Not sure how that relates to if an iPhone had USB-C.

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Re:The EU Wants a Universal Mobile Charger, but Apple Doesn’t by octopaulus on Saturday August 14, 2021 @01:18AM (#28178218)

Which one is this?

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Re:The EU Wants a Universal Mobile Charger, but Apple Doesn’t by tpetry on Saturday August 14, 2021 @02:19AM (#28178501)

https://www.apple.com/de/shop/product/MHXH3ZM/A/magsafe-lade...

The magnet forces the iPhone into the correct position for optimal wireless loading. The new iphone has a ring magnet in it‘s back to the charger jumps into place.

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Re:The EU Wants a Universal Mobile Charger, but Apple Doesn’t by addicted on Saturday August 14, 2021 @02:11AM (#28178479)

I’m guessing it’s the shitty one you need to own if you want to recharge your Apple Watch, for example.

There’s not much worse than having to snap your Apple Watch into that piece of crap.

Of course, this claim isn’t even true. You could have a device that is a magnetic ring which plugs into the USB charger, which then can charge your Apple Watch in the shitty non standard way Apple wants you to.

Also, this only applies to cell phones from what I can tell.

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