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Not if ~~when~~ they add a chip in the official Apple cable that the iPhone/iPad/iwhatever checks for, and refuses to properly charge or transfer data without it. At this point, a generic USBC will only work for a short time, before the device rejects it, forcing you to bin it and buy a new one, which negates the benefits of the regulation. Regulations do work, but they have to be thorough, and this one isn't covering all the corners.
Edit: changes when to if. It was causing confusion as to what I meant.
Is this true?
No, they made it up. There's nothing special about the USB C port on any Apple products.
Not sure about USBC, but it was in their lightning cables.
It's not farfetched that they would also add it to their "certified USBC".
https://www.cultofmac.com/news/the-security-chip-inside-apples-lightning-cable-isnt-even-as-sophisticated-as-those-found-inside-printer-cartridges
Edit: apple isn't hiding this program, either. Nor should they. It has merit. But it can be abused, as it was with certified lighting cables.
Nope
I too like to get mad at made up scenarios
If only.
Now, I don't know if it's in USBC cables, but it was in their lightning cables.
https://www.cultofmac.com/news/the-security-chip-inside-apples-lightning-cable-isnt-even-as-sophisticated-as-those-found-inside-printer-cartridges
Edit: apple isn't hiding this program, either. Nor should they. It has merit. But it can be abused, as it was with certified lighting cables.
Edit: also, I think it's funny that you assumed I was angry/mad about this hahahahaha I'm really not. I no longer buy apple, so it really doesn't affect me. And if I did buy apple, I don't think I would care that much, as when I did buy apple, I bought certified add-ons. I was simply pointing out the gap in the passed regulation. It seems that you're more upset about this than I am. Sorry my comment affected you this way--it was not my intention.
it runs a voltage regulator inside the cable
It's not. Apple specifically follows the USB-PD standard, and went a long way in getting all the other competing standards (Qualcomm's Quick Charge, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge) to become compatible with USB-PD. Now, pretty much every USB-C to USB-C cable supports USB-PD.
Also a shout out to Google Engineer Benson Leung who went on a spree of testing cables and wall adapters for compliance with standards after a charger set his tablet on fire. The work he did between 2016-2018 went a long way in getting bad cables taken off the market.