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Apple Introduces New Guidelines Requiring iPhone Cases to Protect Phones From 1 Meter Drops
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People upset over the fact that they dropped their iPhone and now it's broken, I understand.
People upset *with Apple* over the fact that they dropped their iPhone and now it's broken, I *do not* understand.
People upset *with Apple* over the fact that they dropped their iPhone and now it's broken, I *do not* understand.
how does apple's case comply with that wide open bottom edge? you can make a case with a lightning adapter/dock compatible opening at the bottom and not have it be wide open. Elago is doing so with the glide... I dropped my iPhone 6 plus on an eliptical machine from about 3 meters and that open edge on the apple case hit the machine just right and shattered the screen. not fun
I never buy any cases that have the top or bottom open. To me, it's just not a real case
Although I appreciate Apple's craftsmanship , but making the iPhone extra thin will always get bulked up with a case, making its "thinness" not a real life advantage.
Thin light weight iphones are more easily damaged (remember how tough Nokia was?). People who say you do not need a case are plain wrong. iPhone's are not a desktop device. but they are just as expensive. You will carry it everywhere, and some where within that year or 2 something will go wrong and it will slip or drop. Thats when you need the case.
I once took my iphone out of its cover, and in that very short moment, it slipped and hit a brick floor. Luckily the damage was minimum as it landed on its corner.
Thin light weight iphones are more easily damaged (remember how tough Nokia was?). People who say you do not need a case are plain wrong. iPhone's are not a desktop device. but they are just as expensive. You will carry it everywhere, and some where within that year or 2 something will go wrong and it will slip or drop. Thats when you need the case.
I once took my iphone out of its cover, and in that very short moment, it slipped and hit a brick floor. Luckily the damage was minimum as it landed on its corner.
I'd rather have the advantage of iPhone 6 thickness + case compared to the iPhone 3gs + case
umm...
so a phone protected by Goriilla Glass just isn't enough anymore....
We now must strengthen the cases used to protect them since even they are more prone to scuffs..
I don't really have an issue. but it still point to one simple fact....
You can call it black and white however long u like to, but its always the user.
A phone that is NOT a smart phone will last just as long as a gorilla glass phone, providing the user doesn't go foolish and drop it accidentally numinous times.. That is proof right there, and u know it. Just refuse to admit it. I've been there, and done it.....
Yes, my old Nokia 3315 died, but not because not any accidents,,, the battery went belly up....
The odd drop may be ok.... but do it over a long enough period and keep saying "opps, i dropped it." that is NO accident.... its deliberate..
so a phone protected by Goriilla Glass just isn't enough anymore....
We now must strengthen the cases used to protect them since even they are more prone to scuffs..
I don't really have an issue. but it still point to one simple fact....
You can call it black and white however long u like to, but its always the user.
A phone that is NOT a smart phone will last just as long as a gorilla glass phone, providing the user doesn't go foolish and drop it accidentally numinous times.. That is proof right there, and u know it. Just refuse to admit it. I've been there, and done it.....
Yes, my old Nokia 3315 died, but not because not any accidents,,, the battery went belly up....
The odd drop may be ok.... but do it over a long enough period and keep saying "opps, i dropped it." that is NO accident.... its deliberate..
how about designing a phone that can withstand 1 meter drops?
didnt realize its a requirement now having to install a case that can withstand 1 meter drops for new iPhones purchased...
didnt realize its a requirement now having to install a case that can withstand 1 meter drops for new iPhones purchased...
The best case I have ever purchased for a iPhone device was a ten buck item from a mall kiosk on launch day for my iPhone 6. Slimmer ,stronger and not in a bad color unlike the 40 buck offering from apple. A case that they were out of stock on anyway.
If a case is required to protect the phone by a majority of the users, then the design of the phone is at fault. It wasn't too long ago that the rather robust and very pocketable clamshell designed case phone that held a charge for days was dismissed for a device that is more and more becoming a talking ipad and less and less a pocketable phone.
I hope you realize how ridiculous your post sounds. Utterly ridiculous. Although Apple could certainly just make more impact resistant phones they are getting the 3rd party case makers to make a stronger case. Why in the world you even argue this?
I argue it because I don't want a case designed the way Apple wants it designed. I want the manufacturers to decide how to design a case. All of my favorite cases don't follow what Apple stated. Its not ridiculous at all. I care more about scratches and short drops then dropping from a meter for protection as I hold on to my phone pretty well
Not sure why that is so hard to understand 
I don't understand why people freak out about the cracks. That's a feature, not a bug. Gorilla glass is under constant tension, which means it takes far more to damage it, but once you have it breaks easily. If you had weaker, normal glass, then you could get smaller cracks--but you'd be breaking it far more often.
I argue it because I don't want a case designed the way Apple wants it designed. I want the manufacturers to decide how to design a case. All of my favorite cases don't follow what Apple stated. Its not ridiculous at all. I care more about scratches and short drops then dropping from a meter for protection as I hold on to my phone pretty well
And I'm sure they'll still make cases that appeal to you. Looking for cases for my 6 I was astounded--since I'd last looked for a case with the 4S the number and variations had exploded, and there were at least seven options that looked like good fits for my style that were also highly rated. There were more options than I needed, and I'm a pretty particular guy.
Then don't buy Apple-approved cases. Plain and simple. It's not like EVERY case in the world for an iPhone is made outside of YOUR specifications. :roll eyes:. And maybe you should wait until an Apple-Approved case comes out that you like before passing judgment....or was it just that Apple had some control that just set you off? Because that's what it really sounds like.
Yeah I've seen an uber amount of cases with the "Made for iPhone" label that were atrocious. Well that defeats your argument.
I stand by what I say, your post is ridiculous (because Apple is just making sure the case manufacturers make a proper case designed to protect the phone like they're suppose to do) and it's really about you just not wanting Apple to have any say rather than waiting to see what products come out and holding judgement until then.....as any customer that doesn't have an axe to grind with Apple would do.
Glass is glass, maybe sapphire can one day take over.
In the meantime OTTERBOX for this cowboy.
Wish they'd make one for people.
But...but...but it's Apple's fault for not making a more robust phone.
If Apple made it stronger, it would be thicker or even MORE expensive. Then there would be complaints about the iPhone being fat and/or overpriced. Reminds me of Aesop's fable about The Man, the Boy and the Donkey.My solution has always been to get an Otterbox. The only downside is you don't get to show off your expensive iPhone to the unwashed masses and thieves. I can live with that.
That costs money, better to make them cheap and then insist it's case builders fault if something goes wrong.
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I've never seen an expensive BMW driving along in an Otterbox.But...but...but it's Apple's fault for not making a more robust phone.
My solution has always been to get an Otterbox. The only downside is you don't get to show off your expensive iPhone to the unwashed masses and thieves. I can live with that.
The Apple cases are good for normal drops. I was hesitant myself but videos like this changed my mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWZpAr0S4Ik .
The silicone case both feels great, and is super thin!
The silicone case both feels great, and is super thin!
But that would cut into their profits. Involve common sense and proper design. That's asking an awful lot from a cash strapped company like Apple...
I don't buy my cases to protect my iPhone from great drops, the only case I'd trust for that are those bulky Life Proof or Otterbox cases. I buy a case (like the Apple leather) to protect it from bangs, bumps, scratches, and offer a slight amount of protection should it be dropped. If I drop my phone 5"+ feet onto a concrete floor I won't be surprised if it's broken, with or without a case.
The point of a case is to survive a drop from 5 feet, unless you're a small child
Apple's new MFi spec for iPhone 6 cases sounds like the case I have on my iPhone 6 now:
Incipio DualPro (Black/Gray color)
Incipio DualPro (Black/Gray color)
What good are these "guidelines" if not backed by a phone replacement warranty? It's like fiat money with no gold reserve.