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Apple Keeping Tight Control Over Lightning Connector, Requiring Approval of Third-Party Factories
iLounge reports that Apple is continuing to keep strict control over its new Lightning connector found on the iPhone 5, moving to tighten its Made For iPad/iPhone/iPod (MFi) program policies for accessory manufacturers relative to the previous 30-pin dock connector design. According to the report, Apple is demanding that all MFi vendors seeking to launch Lightning-related accessories manufacture the products in Apple-approved facilities, but the company has yet to approve any such plants.
Apple's Lightning connector uses adaptive technology to permit a significant range of functionality with only eight contact pins, sensing what kinds of devices are being connected and dynamically assigning the pin functionalities needed for a given pairing. This dynamic assignment requires controller chips embedded in the Lightning connector cable, chips that have stymied third-party companies seeking to get a jump on the Lightning accessory market.
One source notes that Apple is planning an MFi “seminar,” where it will discuss changes to the program and the rules for Lightning accessory development going forward. The seminar will be held in November in China, notes the source, after the point at which third-party Lightning accessories could be manufactured in time for holiday sale. Sources have further noted that the Lightning connector has proved difficult to copy, reducing the near-term likelihood of unauthorized third-party connector cables.
Apple's Lightning connector uses adaptive technology to permit a significant range of functionality with only eight contact pins, sensing what kinds of devices are being connected and dynamically assigning the pin functionalities needed for a given pairing. This dynamic assignment requires controller chips embedded in the Lightning connector cable, chips that have stymied third-party companies seeking to get a jump on the Lightning accessory market.
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88 months ago
Sure you did......:rolleyes:
Actually I did :rolleyes: Have you not heard of the process of soldering?
88 months ago
All this nonsense and they could have just used microusb with MHL support and had all the functions this new dock connector has.
Absolutely wrong. Thank you for playing anyway.....
88 months ago
All this nonsense and they could have just used microusb with MHL support and had all the functions this new dock connector has.
MicroUSB only has two pins for data. The dock connector has many more. Understand that.
88 months ago
This is getting ridiculous. Just let the manufacturers start making the accessories so we can use our phones in our cars. Or, better yet, how about releasing the adaptor already? Maybe Apple itself needs a seminar on how to successfully accomplish transitions because they are failing miserably in this regard.
88 months ago
Actually I did :rolleyes: Have you not heard of the process of soldering?
Cool, but dumb question: was there a need for a skinny long cable or could you have just brought a USB extension cable?
88 months ago
Actually I did :rolleyes: Have you not heard of the process of soldering?
LOL.... I fail to see the benefit vs getting a USB male-to-female extension cable.
88 months ago
I just bought a second cable, and plugged it into the 12-volt USB adapter I already owned. Presto car charger.:rolleyes:
88 months ago
Customer says:
Apple interprets this as:
:apple:
I just want a cheap recharge/power only cable!
Apple interprets this as:
I just want a unique cable which changes the charging paradigm for the better and I'm willing to personally invest endless funds into seeing this proprietary item come to fruition! Please make this next connector a game changer and please artificially lock the product so that we have to pay your questionable markups as there is no other alternative.
:apple:
88 months ago
Actually I did :rolleyes: Have you not heard of the process of soldering?
I would has used white tape :)
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