iPhone 15 USB-C port only works with MFi certified accessories
Apple has relaunched the Made For iPhone program despite replacing the Lightning port with USB-C.
A few days ago, we commented on the news that the USB-C port of the iPhone 15 series may be turned off and limited to certain Apple accessories. In theory, development of the new USB-C port will be based on a USB-Lightning port. i.e. your restrictions on non-Apple cables, adapters, and other accessories remain.
Now a new leak seems to confirm the news. popular from the inside has insured twitter Apple plans to implement a USB-C port mfi certificate. He added that Foxconn has already started mass production of accessories such as “EarPods and cables.”
Foxconn begins mass production of MFi accessories for iPhone 15
Foxconn facilities host production of the first Apple cables and adapters. And according to the leak, they have mfi certificate. This confirms that the iPhone 15’s USB-C port will be disabled.
Apple’s MFi (Made For iPhone) program a certificate to authorized third-party accessories manufacturers must pay Apple to obtain said certificate.
On the bright side, you can get a 3rd party MFI cable very cheaply if you don’t like the official one.
It was like that before, and it is like that now.— ShrimpApplePro 🍤 (@VNchocoTaco) February 28, 2023
“Yes, USB-C with MFi is happening. Foxconn is already mass-producing accessories like EarPods and cables.”
The European Union has forced Apple to add a USB-C port to its future electronics, so we know for sure iPhone 15 will have USB-C. Now, there will be a USB-C port limited to MFi accessories.
In the same Twitter thread, from the inside It was answering a question from a user who wanted to learn the difference between an MFI accessory and the USB-C standard. His answer showed Apple would limit data transfer and charging speed to accessories without MFi certification through your software.
Cables without MFI will be software limited in terms of data and charging speed
— ShrimpApplePro 🍤 (@VNchocoTaco) February 28, 2023
“Cables without MFi will be software limited on data and charge speeds.”
While the USB-C port will definitely be the tech industry’s universal connector, Apple got away again will continue to offer a closed and limited ecosystem.
In another order, we recently discovered some interesting news on this topic. A leak has revealed the first photo of the iPhone 15 Pro’s USB-C port with a practically identical arrangement of the device’s elements (microphone, screws, speakers, port).
Source: i Padizate
