Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port in Same Way as Lightning

Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by CubsFan1060 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:04PM (#34814478)

My two biggest complaints:

1). If I have 4 USBC devices, and 1 USBC port, how do I connect them? With previous versions I buy a $10 hub. There are literally zero options to accomplish this with Usbc ( if I am wrong I would love to know about it, this is actually a problem I have)

2). The cables. Some cables support certain data. Some certain power. There are no markings to give me any of this information at all.

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Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by kemayo on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:14PM (#34814532)

I think you can use something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Satechi-4-Port-USB-C-Hub-Compatible/d...

...albeit it'll only do data, and won't let you do P/D or video.

My impression is that the cheap-hub product got a lot harder to make because of how much more USB-C supports, such that you need to caveat any cheap product (as I had to there), and the products that do support all the USB-C features wind up being full dock-type hubs that start at around $70.

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Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by scott_s on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:22PM (#34814581)

It’s not cheap, but I’m happy with the OWC Thunderbolt Hub: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-hub

It has its own power supply. I have a USBC 14 inch monitor and a webcam plugged into the hub, and the hub plugs into my MacBook. The hub can power my external monitor, webcam and the MacBook.

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Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by mohaine on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:16PM (#34814541)

Have you done a google search for a usbc hub? The first result is 25$ but will solve your problem.

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