Incredibly the cable you get with your new phone doesn’t support the higher speeds!
See this support article for confirmation: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213839 So you do need to buy a cable for that. Which one I’m not sure as it’s so confusing now!! Jason -- Jason Kitcat http://www.jasonkitcat.com +44 7956 886 508 > On 10 Nov 2023, at 10:38, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group > <smug@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Probably for the more technical readership... > > I just got an iPhone 15 Pro which supports much faster data transfer speeds > (USB 3.2). But when I connect it via the supplied cable to my MBP, it says it > is transferring at USB 2 speeds (in System Profile). I know that USB C cables > are an absolute swamp, all looking the same but offering different > capabilities but did hope the supplied one would support 3.2. > > On the apple site I could get either what looks like an identical cable or > there's the Thunderbolt 4 USBC Pro cable for £129 but not even 100% sure that > would work. And I don't need that kind of power (I am not saying it's not > worth it, if it's worth it, reviews highlight just how well made they are) > > Is there a simple way to work out which of the many, many USB C cables I seem > to have already might support faster transfer speeds from the phone? Or a > decently priced one that will go above USB 2? I can live with USB 2 but often > use my iPhone essentially as a portable drive for large files, temporarily. > > Cheers, > > Jason > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/E71A276A-2B0C-45CD-BD91-095599E05D88%40me.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/31264979-ED06-4A6B-907B-55692D12BBB1%40icloud.com.
