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Um, hasn't this already happened? [1] It's what saved us from the quasi-distopian tech age where we had to carry adapters for everything, if memory serves. Thi

by aib 5y ago

Um, hasn't this already happened? [1] It's what saved us from the quasi-distopian tech age where we had to carry adapters for everything, if memory serves. This reads like an article from 10+ years ago, even the part where Apple objects. 1: See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply

brigade 5y ago
That ended up requiring the ability to charge from a micro-B cable, even if it needed an adapter to the lightning, USB-C, or other proprietary port on the phone. Probably a good thing too, or else USB-C would have been dead in the water for phones. It's not clear to me whether they simply want to update the regulation from micro-B to USB-C (which would require development of a lightning to female USB-C adapter, but would probably reduce the number of phones that still have micro-b ports), or whether they want to really mandate the port side this time.
- zimpenfish 5y ago
  > which would require development of a lightning to female USB-C adapter They already exist - I've got one in a little charging kit that I got somewhere online. Tiny USB-C cable, C-female to Lightning, C-female to micro, USB-A with female-C, IIRC.
JD557 5y ago
I was also thinking about this. I remember the days of "Does anyone have a Nokia charger with the slim head?", and it was not fun at all. Nevertheless, from that Wikipedia: > Although compliance is voluntary[...] Which sounds weird, because the Wikipedia describes Apple phones comming with an adapter to be compliant.
- Hamuko 5y ago
  I don't think Apple has at any point included an adapter. Mine at least didn't come with one. What I remember them actually doing was releasing a separate adapter and putting it on sale on their website, meaning that there are probably hundreds of them out there. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD820AM/A/lightning-to-micro-usb-adapter https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD820AM/A/lightning-to-mi...

by aib 5y ago

brigade 5y ago

That ended up requiring the ability to charge from a micro-B cable, even if it needed an adapter to the lightning, USB-C, or other proprietary port on the phone. Probably a good thing too, or else USB-C would have been dead in the water for phones. It's not clear to me whether they simply want to update the regulation from micro-B to USB-C (which would require development of a lightning to female USB-C adapter, but would probably reduce the number of phones that still have micro-b ports), or whether they want to really mandate the port side this time.

zimpenfish 5y ago
> which would require development of a lightning to female USB-C adapter They already exist - I've got one in a little charging kit that I got somewhere online. Tiny USB-C cable, C-female to Lightning, C-female to micro, USB-A with female-C, IIRC.

JD557 5y ago

I was also thinking about this. I remember the days of "Does anyone have a Nokia charger with the slim head?", and it was not fun at all. Nevertheless, from that Wikipedia: > Although compliance is voluntary[...] Which sounds weird, because the Wikipedia describes Apple phones comming with an adapter to be compliant.

Hamuko 5y ago
I don't think Apple has at any point included an adapter. Mine at least didn't come with one. What I remember them actually doing was releasing a separate adapter and putting it on sale on their website, meaning that there are probably hundreds of them out there. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD820AM/A/lightning-to-micro-usb-adapter https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD820AM/A/lightning-to-mi...