Apple's New 16-Inch MacBook Pro Charger Has a Compatibility Issue

The latest mentation of Apple's 140W USB-C Power Adapter included with 16-inch MacBook Pro models with the M5 Pro oregon M5 Max spot has an contented for some.


After the 16-inch MacBook Pro was updated past month, customers successful immoderate countries began to announcement that Apple's 140W USB-C Power Adapter that comes with it has a subtle plan alteration that breaks compatibility with Apple's Power Adapter Extension Cable.

Specifically, portion the charger continues to person a removable plug, Apple has seemingly tweaked the plan of the underlying antheral connector with 2 pins. The connector present has a slimmer pill-like shape, whereas it antecedently had a modified C7 design. Due to this change, the caller charger does not enactment with Apple's Power Adapter Extension Cable, which inactive has a pistillate connector designed to lucifer the erstwhile antheral connector.


Oddly, Apple's merchandise leafage for the Power Adapter Extension Cable says the cablegram is compatible with its 140W USB-C powerfulness adapters, contempt this issue.

Apple's discontinued World Travel Adapter Kit is besides incompatible with the mentation of Apple's 140W USB-C Power Adapter with the redesigned antheral connector.

The caller plan has been spotted successful Australia and China, but different customers person said their powerfulness adapters are not affected, truthful it is simply a hit-or-miss situation. We person yet to corroborate precisely which countries are impacted by this issue, oregon if the 140W USB-C Power Adapter that Apple sells separately is affected by this alteration anywhere.

We person reached retired to Apple for comment.
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