Charging an iphone with macbook charger

[Lobotomy]

So I can charge my iphone, with the 61W macbook charger using the USB-C interface. I think the battery won't draw more effect than it needs/is dimensioned for, so this works fine. Can i use any charger with an USB-C interface to charge my iphone?
or does it only work with apple products?

Or more generally, is the circuitry required for this, inside the phone, or inside the adapter? would it be possible to design a product, that can be charged with any type of USB-C adapter for small appliances/computers/phones etc, regardless of the adapter effect etc (within reasonable limits)?

 

[jedishrfu]

I think the reason Apple moved to the USB-C was due to pressure from EU regarding consolidation of chargers down to a common green standard.

https://www.theverge.com/21522980/a...ning-environment-charger-box-electronic-waste

Also the failure mode on the previous charging connection was in the iPhone connector itself and not in the cable.

remember cleaning out some debris that got into my iphone socket and may have caused some damage to the springy contacts which caused the cable to not sit well and the phone to not charge.

With a USB-C cable the springy contacts are in the cable connector not in the iPhone.

However, apparently Apple has recently decided (May 2020) to not go the USB-C route at all:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordon...ss-charging-upgrade-iphone-11-pro-max-upgrade

 

[Lobotomy]

I think the reason Apple moved to the USB-C was due to pressure from EU regarding consolidation of chargers down to a common green standard.

https://www.theverge.com/21522980/a...ning-environment-charger-box-electronic-waste

Also the failure mode on the previous charging connection was in the iPhone connector itself and not in the cable.

remember cleaning out some debris that got into my iphone socket and may have caused some damage to the springy contacts which caused the cable to not sit well and the phone to not charge.

With a USB-C cable the springy contacts are in the cable connector not in the iPhone.

However, apparently Apple has recently decided (May 2020) to not go the USB-C route at all:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordon...ss-charging-upgrade-iphone-11-pro-max-upgrade

ok, that's interesting information but it doesn't really answer my questions...