Neither was I a fan, but once you don't have an alternative due to broken hardware you get used to it. Again, that's two less things that can break on the phone.
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Apple Developing iPhone With Extended Range Wireless Charging for as Soon as 2017
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10 points for anyone who knows where this little contraption is
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nbaszgbswt7rndi/Tesla Coil.mov?dl=0
Sure I do, its one of these:
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/28/apple-recall-ac-wall-adapters/
10 points are mine I believe.
Considering it's been 120 years since he proposed such things, it is actually surprising.
From this article, I take it they (Apple) are interesting in far field transmission, not near field transmission. Near field would be placing the phone on a charging mat. I assume far field requires something akin to a wifi tower, emanating electromagnetic waves directly at the iPhone or iPod to charge it, say, from across the room. There are certain dangers to the human body in doing so, though. Will be interesting to see how they go about it.
Not necessarily true, I find the plastic on the sheath just falls apart over time, its the same stuff on the magsafe cable that does the same. Its almost like it rots in open air and just splits apart. I don't particularly care though as its a 2 minute call to Apple and they send you a new one out and you return the old one for free. No other company would do that.
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Quite a bold claim, I hope you're not including me in that sweeping generalisation?
I hope we can one day look back on power wires like we look back on ethernet. Having a wireless base station in your house broadcasting power would be fantastic—even if it's just for smaller devices. Example: I would look at something big like a refrigerator or dryer like I would a NAS or Xbox One. They both need as much power/speed or low latency as they can get, so a wired connection makes sense. They also don't move. Portable devices are inherently lower power, so it makes sense. I just want to make sure that there is a ton of research done on possible health implications before it goes to market.
But I think that's actually the reason they break.
I still use dock connector devices other than a work provided iPad pro, and I DO believe that Apple's lightning connectors ARE less rugged at the lightning connector side than third party options like the Dynex cable my girlfriend has for her iPad mini. BUT.
I find that the only way to reliable remove tension in a cable (ANY CABLE) is to disconnect it from the charger and to take care in coiling it consistently when putting it away.
I never store or transport anything connected to anything. IMO that's how things break.
Nope. Wired power will always be faster and more efficient for the forseable future.
Who does that? Ethernet is still the fastest most efficient and reliable means of moving network data we have. Wifi is making great strides, but it's still a long way off before we can "look back" on Ethernet as something that's no longer necessary.
But yes, all the remaining wires we depend on now, power, networking/data transfer, and sound will all be wireless someday, and eventually outperform wired connections in most situations.
Yeah, that has worked in the past. But eventually some sort of grit gets in there and wears down the contacts. Most of my lightning cables have a missing tooth at this point. I live near a beach, so i blame beachsand, which gets into everything and never goes away. I wish the port had some sort of native mechanism for keeping that stuff out a little more. A little fuzzy flap or something. (I realize many cases have these sort of flaps, but they never seem to stay closed by themselves).
The MFi program is pretty good for this, Apple licenses third parties to make Lightning cables and chargers that are certified to work with iOS devices. The third-party cables, sometimes, are even better than the Apple-made cables themselves!
Amazon.com, for one, has certified cables, they come in 4-inch, 3-foot, and 6-foot sizes, and come in black or white colors.
You can find them here: http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...&sr=8-1&keywords=AmazonBasics+Lightning+Cable
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Just google it (or just read this topic), a lot of people complaining about it - I don't doubt that if you'll put your cable in a safe it will be fine, but with my usage pattern (including using device when it is charging) apple lightning cables die very fast, when non-apple lightning cables and apple non-lightning cables are completely fine. But of course it is because I'm (and a lot of other people) using it wrong, and not because of crap quality.
People keep saying this. I'm still using my iPhone 5 lightning charger that came in the box. Every time I upgrade I just throw the lightning charger in a drawer.
I know that some will be really defective, but mostly it's just negligence. I still have and use a charger from my old plastic macbook. People also were complaining about those. And the things i saw when i was in states last year. no one will convince me otherwise.
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Same. I have 4 brand new just lying on the shelf. Probably we got the magical ones.
If it's just not making connection inside anymore, power off and take a toothpick and scrape out the inside of the port. I was having the same problem, where it had to be in the exact right position to charge and did this. I was AMAZED at the amount of lint that i pulled out of there...made myself a new pair of jeans and my cable clicks right back into place like new.
they make nylon lightning cable. nice if apple would just givien us the nylon in the first place.
That's right, and a case makes it thicker. The difference is the user gets to decide how thick. I don't want my iPhone 5s any thicker than it is, so I don't use a case. If the new 4" iPhone is as thin as the current 6S, I may try using a case for the first time. Then again, I may not depending on how it feels in my hand. The lower profile it has slid down my front pants pocket the better. And I tend not to be clumsy with it, nor am I concerned about scrapes and scratches.
You may actually be right. However, I still think Apple's Lightning cables are to blame.
I still have a 30pin connector from my original iPod touch that's in great condition, but never had a problem with it deteriorating. Same with the micro USB cables hanging out of my computer, the Xbox charger cord, or the one for my
Nook. None are nearly as bad as my Lightning cables.
It's just really disappointing how fragile they are, especially since they're the most expensive charger cable out of all the ones I buy.
I think the problem is with the more recent cables/adapters. My Old MB Air's adapter charger is still going strong after almost 8 years but our new MBP chargers (2-3 years old) are both broken with the exact same usage style. We've also had issues with the more recent lightening cables for our iPhones.