All mobile devices must have USB PD support; new labels are also incoming. The USB-C directive, which requires mobile devices to have a universal charging...
stores are flooded with subpar cables, adapters and hubs that don’t even adhere to the most basic standards.
This has been the truth before USB-C and applies to all categories (HDMI is one of the most outrageous).
I’m not even sure what the solution is. Million connectors, one for each feature set? Even then you will find 240W rated cables on Amazon that melt with 100W.
There’s no original legislation, there’s a specification. And the specification does have “quality” requirements. That some brands do not follow them while announcing them is illegal (to say the least, they are using the branding without permission).
It does… We have had laws regarding safety in chargers and cables waaaaaaay before USB c existed.
That doesn’t prevent Amazon from selling removed because Amazon doesn’t care. And they were selling removed hdmi, removed rj45 and removed lightning for years.
This has been the truth before USB-C and applies to all categories (HDMI is one of the most outrageous).
I’m not even sure what the solution is. Million connectors, one for each feature set? Even then you will find 240W rated cables on Amazon that melt with 100W.
The solution is a legislated minimum standard or quality.
I’m surprised that the original legislation did not provide this guarantee.
There’s no original legislation, there’s a specification. And the specification does have “quality” requirements. That some brands do not follow them while announcing them is illegal (to say the least, they are using the branding without permission).
Cheap knockoff usually don’t follow the law…
I was referring to the EU laws that are making USB-C charging mandatory.
It does… We have had laws regarding safety in chargers and cables waaaaaaay before USB c existed.
That doesn’t prevent Amazon from selling removed because Amazon doesn’t care. And they were selling removed hdmi, removed rj45 and removed lightning for years.