It is possible that if you are an iPhone user and have used the original cable, at some point you have seen that it breaks easily. While this trend is not only common in accessories of this type from Apple and can be found in some other iPhone chargers, it is in this brand that we have found the most complaints. However, the Californian company could be studying a definitive solution to these problems after having joined the elimination of power adapters a few months ago.
A new style of cable is patented
Companies of the caliber of Apple, register dozens of patents a week in order to preserve that their advances are the pioneers and no other is ahead of them. However, most of them do not transcend because they are too technical or related to products without a clear vision of the future. However, in the last few hours we have known one that, despite how simple it may seem, will be of vital importance for many users. It refers to the Lightning cable of the iPhone, although in the registered document it is not explicitly mentioned.
The document seen by Privera once Appleinsider a new style of cable which they called “Cable with variable stiffness” is detailed. The document reflects on how common it turns out that, due to the bending of the cable near the tip, it tends to fray. To solve this, they propose a style of cable that can provide a rigid tension at this end making it not suffer damage in this part, therefore providing the cable with greater durability.
“The rigid material creates a localized increase in the flexural strength of the cable, thus relieving stress on the wire connections […] In addition to making the cable much more rigid, the strain relief sleeve also makes the The cable is thicker at the ends. In some cases, the added thickness may not be desired. “
Not that it is the innovation of the year, but there is no doubt that it will be very well received if it comes to fruition. Normally, patents raise possible future novelties of a product that do not always end up arriving, either due to the difficulty of development or because they are discarded for other commercial or technical reasons. And those that end up arriving, do not always do so in the short term. However, it would not be unreasonable to see a new cable already with the iPhone 13, since even a braided cable was rumored for the iPhone 12 that we finally did not see.
Apple already offers free changes
If your charging cable or headphones are damaged and it is not detected that they are due to misuse, you should know that Apple can replace them without paying absolutely anything. A few years ago an information went viral in which it was said that this guarantee was for life and it really is not, since you must still have the product in question under warranty. For cables and headphones included with the iPhone, it begins to be counted precisely at the same time as that of the phone, since they are all considered a joint product within a pack. Therefore, if you are in this position, we recommend you go to an Apple Store to request the change.