[mensetmanusman]

It also has the potential to be quite confusing.

There will almost certainly be some laptops that attempt to charge themselves from the iPhone battery depending on which of the 10 versions of USB-C are being implemented.

Will all the counterfeit usb-c cables also cause a bunch of confusion when features don’t work?

Will plugging in your phone at the airport be less of a risk?

[josteink]

> There will almost certainly be some laptops that attempt to charge themselves from the iPhone battery depending on which of the 10 versions of USB-C are being implemented.

It’s not like there are 100s of phones out there with a USB-C connector we can try this on already? ;)

[bearjaws]

Apple will gladly sell you a 100% compatible cable for $20, just like they do with lightning.

[knallfrosch]

Which is a fair offer if you don't have to research USB-C for 2 days just to then order the wrong cable anyway.

[mikeweiss]

I'm a Google Pixel user that's been using USB C to charge my phone, laptops and other devices/accessories for years now and I've never run into this issue before. It just works.

[Renaud]

Charging is rarely an issue. At worse you will charge at 5V/1A=5W as it’s the common minimum that any USB cable with basically just 2 wires connected will provide.

So any crappy USB cable will ´work’ for charging, and it’s transparent enough that you won’t really notice in most case.

[Dylan16807]

> which of the 10 versions of USB-C are being implemented

The only charging differences between cables are raising the current limit above the default 3 amps (which is only relevant at 60+ watts). Those differences won't confuse any devices.

[smoldesu]

> Will all the counterfeit usb-c cables also cause a bunch of confusion when features don’t work?

Only if Apple adds MFi-style DRM like they did with Lightning. Otherwise, the only real "features" that could possibly break is data/charging, which is a problem on most serial cables (including Lightning).

[chiefalchemist]

Legit concerns. But for what % of Apple iPhone owners do they apply?

For the majority of uses a majority of the time a standard connector is better than non-standard one. Let's just pop the champagne, toast the win, and move on.

[alwayslikethis]

I wish USB C has a way of determining charging direction. This is often annoying when you try to use phones as power banks. Would be nice if some type C cables can be directional, i.e. preferentially charging in one direction if at all possible.