Apple right this moment revealed a help doc that warns prospects in opposition to utilizing non-certified Apple Watch chargers, which may trigger sluggish charging, repeated chimes, and diminished battery span.
In keeping with Apple, prospects ought to solely use chargers made by Apple or chargers which have Made for iPhone (MFi) certification with the Made for Apple Watch badge.
Apple offers photos of real Apple Watch chargers and explains the textual content and regulatory markings that could be on the cable. “Chargers that aren’t made by Apple might need completely different colours, textual content, or different designs on the floor of the charging connector,” reads the help doc.
Apple additionally offers a listing of mannequin numbers for all the cables that it has produced to this point, and provides directions for checking the producer of a charger utilizing a Mac.
To make use of this methodology, the Apple Watch must be related to the Mac. When related, go to System Settings after which Click on on Normal. Select About, after which System Report. Beneath USB, select the Apple Watch charger to view the small print. Watch chargers created by Apple will listing Apple Inc. because the producer.
Apple says that prospects can guarantee they’re utilizing a licensed third-party charger by searching for the Made for Watch labeling or looking out Apple’s public database of MFi equipment.
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