Apple apparently won’t be able to limit USB-C speeds in the new iPhones, because doing so would likely violate European Union (EU) laws.
According to Gadgetendency , Apple will remove the Lightning port to switch to USB-C since the iPhone 15 series launched this year to meet new requirements from the EU. Then there were rumors that Apple was using its old Made For iPhone (MFi) method to insert special chips into the appropriate cables to limit compatibility.
Basically, this will limit charging power via USB-C when users use a charging cable that is not MFi certified. However, a report from Laptopmag said that such an approach by Apple would violate EU law.
According to the report, the text of the law stipulates that mobile devices equipped with USB-C must use the USB Power Delivery charging protocol when exceeding 5V voltage, 3A current or 15W power. Given that iPhones are already supported by higher than 15W charging capacity on current iPhone models , Apple will not be able to introduce restrictions on charging cables that are not MFi compatible.
The law also says that merging fast charging technology will help prevent unreasonable charging speed limits by different manufacturers and help ensure the same charging speed when using any compatible charger. Which do you like.
Even so, EU law doesn’t have data on data transfer rates, so this could be a loophole for Apple to take advantage of the opportunity to introduce restrictions on data transfer over non-MFi USB-C . cables , which offers an opportunity to make money from selling accessories for the company.
