{"id":7219,"date":"2022-10-08T08:11:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=7219"},"modified":"2022-10-08T08:13:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:13:01","slug":"usb-c-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=7219","title":{"rendered":"USB-C iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Apple is going to have to change the charger for its iPhones in the EU starting fall 2024. The European Parliament <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/eu-parliament-adopts-rules-common-charger-electronic-devices-2022-10-04\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/eu-parliament-adopts-rules-common-charger-electronic-devices-2022-10-04\/\" target=\"_blank\">overwhelming passed a single charging port rule<\/a> that will require all phones to use USB-C for chargers. Maybe now we can bring some sanity to Apple&#8217;s less than stellar cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can&#8217;t wait that long, perhaps you can do what <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RestoreTechnique\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RestoreTechnique\" target=\"_blank\">Restore Technique<\/a> does &#8211; modify his iPhone to use USB-C. Definitely NOT for the faint of heart as it involves some serious micro-surgery skills. Not only does it charge, but it also works with iTunes. Amazing work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video sort of puts a solid nail in any complaints Apple might claim that changing the port isn&#8217;t possible or would present serious issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1yudWXta6dM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple is going to have to change the charger for its iPhones in the EU starting fall 2024. The European Parliament overwhelming passed a single charging port rule that will require all phones to use USB-C for chargers. Maybe now we can bring some sanity to Apple&#8217;s less than stellar cables. If you can&#8217;t wait that long, perhaps you can do what Restore Technique does &#8211; modify his iPhone to use USB-C. 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