Beats Showcases Android In Ad For 'universally Compatible' Cables That Apple Was Forced To Support [Video]

Earlier this week, Apple’s Beats brand announced a USB-C cable that it is advertising as “universally compatible” and, in a rare event, sees an Android phone in an Apple-made ad.

Beats USB-C cables start at $18.99 with the USB-C to USB-C, USB-C to USB-A, and USB-C to Lightning cables offering a “soft woven” build, fast charging support, and some nice colors including a signature “Rapid Red.” The “anti-fray” design is touted as being engineered by Apple as brought out by 9to5Mac.

Apple’s Beats brand just announced its first-ever USB-C cables

Since that initial announcement, Beats has gone on to post an ad for its USB-C cables, featuring the rare appearance of an Android phone in an Apple advertisement.

The ad shows a fake Android phone that looks similar to a Galaxy S10-era device if it were running Pixel software of the time. It’s not nearly as blatant as some past examples of how Apple likes to depict Android devices in a degrading way, which is nice progress to see, though that’s likely in part due to the Beats brand being considerably more open to Android users. Beats headphones even support Google’s Fast Pair standard.

This Android appearance is alongside several other device types, as Apple and Beats are advertising these cables as “universally compatible,” something that can only be said because Apple was forced to adopt USB-C on the iPhone 15 series by EU regulation. As such, it’s fitting that an iPhone is the last thing shown in that segment of the ad.