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**imictiorume** · 02-18-2009, 08:42 AM

I don't understand why Zune and Ipod/Iphone can't use Micro USB? Do their own plugs do something special?

Yeah, they charge through the USB. They support stuff like analog audio through the port as well as accessories like FM transmitters, etc.

Also the connector has been a standard for them for many years now and were thinner than the USB 4 pin adapters that were around at the time. While it is a proprietary connector it has stayed the same on all of their iPod/iPhone products.

02-18-2009, 08:42 AM	#11
imictiorume Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 406 Senior Member	I don't understand why Zune and Ipod/Iphone can't use Micro USB? Do their own plugs do something special? Yeah, they charge through the USB. They support stuff like analog audio through the port as well as accessories like FM transmitters, etc. Also the connector has been a standard for them for many years now and were thinner than the USB 4 pin adapters that were around at the time. While it is a proprietary connector it has stayed the same on all of their iPod/iPhone products.
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