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The European Commission expands the Common Charger standard

Engineer Ken Pillonelle has unveiled a case that adds USB-C to the iPhone with Lightning - without modifying the smartphone itself. The accessory works with the iPhone X-14 and allows charging and data transfer via a universal cable.

The journalist intercepted the signal from the Switch 2 to the docking station and found that it was sending encrypted identification signals that bypassed the USB standard. Read more about how the USB standard works and how third-party manufacturers are trying to break the Switch 2's encryption in the article.