Mintyboost USB spec needed for iPhone

[damian]

I'm a newbie!! Thanks for the mintyboost, it's very useful. I bougth one for my father and one for me just a few weeks ago.

My question is, in the last soldering step I'm supposed to short the usb port pin 2 and 3 (USB spec). Should I do it? My dad's iPhone and mine are working and charging ok. Will they still work if I short those pins? Will I gain anything by doing this?

Thanks for your response!

Greeting from the Galapagos Islands!!

[adafruit_support_bill]

If they are both working, then there is no need to change anything. Not all phones follow the USB spec - (although the situation does seem to be improving with the latest generation of phones)