How does apple design their watch charger so it’s only charges apples watches and no others?

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I was under the impression that any magnetic charger can charge any watch. I don’t get how q charger can be item specific.

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Wireless chargers like brick chargers can operate at different voltages making them not universal.

Apple is notorious for not following industry standards, choosing instead to create their own standards.

While they argue this is to push innovation and improving user experience… which it is technically speaking… the actual root reason for doing things differently than everyone else is to corner the accessory market.

This way consumers must buy official Apple accessories, or approved accessories, so Apple can make a buck on every accessory sale.

It’s because of this anti-competitive behavior that the EU was forced to step in an mandate USB-C as the charging standard for all cellphones. To prevent Apple from doing exactly what it was accused of doing.

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