In a tweet posted on Tuesday, ShrimpApplePro appeared to corroborate the rumor by claiming that 'USB-C with MFi is happening,' and that Foxconn is already mass producing accessories like EarPods and cables that conform to the Apple certification.įoxconn already in mass production accessories like EarPods and cables /1ka9CRlY93 Non-MFi-certified third-party charging cables, for example, do not feature this chip, often leading to 'This accessory is not supported' warnings on connected Apple devices.Īpple is widely expected to switch out the Lightning port for USB-C on iPhone 15 models, and earlier this month, a rumor out of China suggested that the replacement USB-C port would continue to have a Lightning-like authentication chip, despite USB-C ports on Apple's iPads having no such chip. Since being introduced in 2012, first-party and MFi-certified Lightning ports and connectors have contained a small integrated circuit that confirms the authenticity of the parts involved in the connection. Apple's iPhone 15 series will officially only support USB-C accessories that have been certified by Apple's own Made for iPhone (MFi) program, potentially limiting the functionality of accessories not approved by Apple, an established leaker has now claimed.
