Here's how Apple can annoy you if you dare to use an iPhone and an Android mobile at the same time

For the first time, iPhone and Android users will be able to use the same cable, if Apple chooses.

If you thought the charger controversy ended when the European Union mandated the use of USB-C ports, you don’t know Apple.

[Ya hay fecha para que todo dispositivo vendido en España y Europa lleve puerto USB tipo-C]

The Apple firm is renowned for not wanting to play in the same field as the competition, and if it can do things differently, it will do it, without really worrying about whether it’s better for the user.

How Apple would break the USB-C law

Anyone who has two mobiles, an iPhone and an Android, knows very well what I am talking about, since they will always have to carry two different cables to charge their devices: a USB-C and an Apple Lightning.

We thought it was going to end with the new European law, but it’s possible we declared victory early. According to a new rumor from China and picked up by Apple Insiderthe company run by Tim Cook is preparing your own USB-C cable which will be needed for the new iPhone 15 which will be released in the second half.

Apple already sells conventional USB-C cables

In this way, Apple intends to respect the letter of the law, but not its spirit. The EU’s goal in mandating the use of USB-C was reduce the amount of electronic waste produced every year, and only made this forced decision after giving the industry many years to find its own standard. For manufacturers to simply release their own version of USB-C flies in the face of that idea, but technically it would help Apple avoid millions in fines.

The new cable would be part of the “Made for iPhone” program, created by Apple for accessory manufacturers and which requires the payment of a certain sum to create “official” devices. In return, Apple offers a chip that authenticates the product

and allow iPhone to use it properly.

The iPhone 15 and future Apple devices may require the use of a cable certified in this manner, and may cables that come with android phones don’t work; If we try to connect an uncertified cable, we may be limited in charging and data transfer speeds, even though most new Android phones charge faster than new iPhones. We would therefore have to continue to carry two cables on us to take advantage of our devices.

It is true that it would be a particularly rude decision on the part of Apple, and for this reason, we doubt that it will really be launched. Plus, it would be odd to do so now, when the iPhone is the latest Apple device to adopt the standard. But it says a lot about Apple and its track record that it’s a real possibility.