IPhone 15 Type C Confirmed??

The latest rumor seems to be that much hypecreated by Apple that it developed a similar custom IC for the USB-C ports on the ‌iPhone 15‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌, and presumably its charging cable‌.The iPhone 15‌ lineup has its own new IC is apparently designed for new MFi-certified peripherals.

A rumor has emerged, declaring that Apple has developed its own variant of USB-C for the ‌iPhone 15‌ lineup. It comes from a user who claims to be an integrated circuit expert with 25 years of experience working on Intel's Pentium processors. Integrated circuit (IC) interfaces are semiconductor chips that manage the sharing of information between devices. Since their introduction in 2012, first-party and MFi-certified Lightning ports and connectors have contained a small IC that confirms the authenticity of the parts involved in the connection. Non-MFi-certified third-party charging cables, for example, do not feature this chip and often result in "This accessory is not supported" warnings on connected Apple devices.

While the authenticator chip on iPhone 15’s USB Type-C port and charging cables, Apple users will be able to buy genuine iPhone peripherals and receive a commission on MFi-certified accessories. The move will also help Apple in tackling counterfeit and potentially dangerous accessories. The feature will not have any impact on the functionality of the upcoming devices. But it will result in limiting features like high-speed data transfer and fast charging to Apple and MFi-certified cables. Now, the rumour says that Apple has developed a similar custom IC for USB Type-C ports on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro.

Here, note that the USB Type-C interface currently used by Apple in the iPad Air, iPad mini, 10th-generation iPad, and iPad Pro, do not contain an IC chip for authentication. Readers must be aware of this.

The report is believable since it would effectively mirror the split between the entry-level ‌iPad‌ and the ‌iPad Pro‌. The ‌iPad Pro‌ offers fully fledged Thunderbolt speeds up to 40 Gbps, while both ‌iPad‌ models feature a USB-C port but the 10th-generation ‌iPad‌ is limited to USB 2.0 speeds of up to 480 Mbps.

The "Made for iPhone" page states that the program provides access to the technical specifications and resources needed to create accessories that communicate with Apple devices using MFi technologies and components. If the Weibo poster is correct, it's possible that Apple will require USB-C cables that have been certified through the MFI program. When a user tries to connect a non-certified USB-C cable, they may be told that it's not certified and be limited in power delivery, data speed, or both.

However, there is already USB-C charging on the iPad lineup, and there is no indication of any similar limitation on the cables that can be used for that. EU lawmakers have been criticized by AppleInsider for the way the new rule is drafted, and Apple has argued that it will lead to more e-waste. The goal is to establish a common standard, not for manufacturers to work around it.

The leaker in question has no history and their claims about their experience in the industry cannot be confirmed. Apple's MFi program has seen a decline in earnings importance over the years, and as mentioned earlier, there is nothing enforcing it for chargers and USB-C cables on the iPad lineup.

As of public comments this seems REALLY unlikely, especially since there is no such limitation on iPad. All this would do is infuriate customers who have a pile of cables they can't use, and can't easily tell the difference between which ones work and which ones don't - as if USB-C isn't bad enough about that already for various functionality...