Over the weekend, a few third-party Apple vendors in China made the incredibly stupid claim that using Android USB-C cables would destroy your iPhone 15 — which quickly went viral. In actuality, the claim is bogus, and there is no danger.
Is this an ‘Android’ USB-C cable, or an Apple one?
When the iPhone 15 went on sale, a third-party retailer in Foshan, Guangdong Province was advising customers about “Android USB-C” cables in the iPhone 15. The store pointed out that the one cable had nine pins on one side of the bi-directional cable, versus 11-pins on an another cable. The stores suggested that the different number of pins per side would lead to damage to the iPhone.
