Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i...
by AbusiveHNAdmin on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:56PM
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Not necessarily. Tons of audio-connector cables stopped working overnight when Apple pettily disabled them. One end of the cable was Lightning, and the other two ends were USB A and a 1/8" stereo audio plug.
Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i...
by palata on Thursday February 16, 2023 @05:53AM
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I see. Well I can't imagine that it would be fine to require an MFi chip in USB-C cables. Because that destroys the whole point of using USB-C cables indeed.
If the rumor is true, I would bet that it's more about bringing MFi to USB-C devices. Which is totally compatible with USB-C.
Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i...
by AbusiveHNAdmin on Thursday February 16, 2023 @04:52PM
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It's about two things for Apple:
1. Wringing extra revenue out of every possible angle 2. Preventing developers from doing anything unforeseen; a longtime Apple mania
But that does not say that the chip has to be in the cable, does it? It just means that the iOS device may require authentication, so the accessory device needs the chip.
In that case, it's all compliant: we could reuse the chargers/usb cables. It's just that not all accessories will be allowed, which is another problem.
Of course I'm not a big fan of the MFi-related costs, and I think it would be nice to have an open version of it (just like AOAP on Android). But in terms of security, being able to cryptographically authenticate the accessory from an iOS app is actually nice.