Thread: Apple charger actually compatible with a standard ? What is the world coming to ? :-)
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juiceme is offline juiceme
2013-08-24 , 06:15
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Originally Posted by Hurrian View Post
Weirdly, the N9 thinks the charger's a computer
That might be the reason it works with both apple devices and generic USB charging devices.

It is not just a dummy charger with resistors signalling the charger type but instead has USB host mode chip that can do the standard current sourcing/sinking negotiation.

Pretty neat trick, that.