News: another incident of an iPhone 5 charger heating up

[gemz4the1]

An article on the Daily Mail online:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2533414/Horrified-iPhone-5-user-watched-smoke-start-billow-C...

This lightning charger was purchased from an official retailer.

[perksie]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Awaiting from the recent news stories that manufacturers will be required to provide universal chargers.

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Except for Apple who have ignored this so far!

[MI5]

They all do, except Apple

[adamtemp64]

@perksie apples are already.

The eu directive that apple are official signatures of says it must comply to a voltage and amp and safety etc and can either be a plug with a usb type a socket or attached micro usb.

So apple complies see here http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/chargers/index_en.htm

tech doc http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/files/chargers/chargers_annex_ii_to_mou_january_12_2010_...

But this is the pertinant phrase that means apples is compliant

An EPS provided with a detachable cable shall be equipped with a USB Standard-A receptacle. Standard detachable cable assembly, supplied for use with the EPS, shall have Standard-A and Micro-B plugs and meet the USB-IF Cable Assembly Test Requirements for Compliant Usage of Connectors and Cables in Micro-USB 1.01. (http://www.usb.org/developers/compliance/cable/)."

Above requirement also applies to detachable cables used as adaptor i.e. where the Micro-B is replaced by a proprietary plug

I.e. the charger is universal  (And in line with the eu directive) but the lead is Propriety

[MI5]

Indeed it is as with the majority these days, you get a charging plug voltage transformer which is universal and then a separate USB cable that doubles as a data cable..... But you still need to carry a separate cable for Apple as opposed to all the other stuff I own....

[adamtemp64]

@mi5 agreed but falls under the regs it is not mandatory to provide mini usb on the equipment only usb a socket on the charger

A bit like the mail saying the charger caught fire.

[perksie]

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@MI5 wrote:
Indeed it is as with the majority these days, you get a charging plug voltage transformer which is universal and then a separate USB cable that doubles as a data cable..... But you still need to carry a separate cable for Apple as opposed to all the other stuff I own....

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Sorry, I meant the lead which you cannot avoid!

[adamtemp64]

Until the eu mandate it on the handset then nothing will change.

It was always about the electronics in the chargers and not the small amount of metals etc in the cable

[gemz4the1]

It is my understanding that since ios 7.0 update, if you try to plug in a non-official cable then it will come up on the device that it is not supported and cannot charge. 

Is this correct?

If so, then clearly this doesn't deter people from using non-official cables.

[Anonymous]

Not in all circumstances.

You get a pop up saying the cable your using May not work with the iPhone.

I've found they charge the iPhone but won't let you sync with iTunes.