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Apple May Be Working on 7th-Generation iPod Touch, 2019 iPhones Could Adopt USB-C
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Now that the USB-IF has announced support for what is essentially hardware DRM, you can bet that Apple will be including USB C on all of their iOS devices. This allows Apple to produce devices with a USB-C port that will only support certain approved USB-C cables/adapters.
true but apples ecosystem is much richer. So it only makes sense that they have unified accessories set across board.
Personally i feel they are already very late to this. They should have done this when they moved macs to usbc
I still use my iPod Touch first gen. This article has got me thinking if I'd like a new one or not?
And my conclusion is 'yes'...
And my conclusion is 'yes'...
- Higher capacity storage at the same price would be a strong motivating factor - my iPod is maxed out.
- Higher storage would allow either more content, or in my case I'd prefer to add in the same amount of content but saved at a higher quality.
- A headphone jack would still be required to listen to the high quality recordings - Bluetooth 4 isn't good enough.
- However, it would be awesome if a new iPod supported Bluetooth 5 so that higher quality recordings can be listened to with wireless headphones.
- A new iPod would come with the latest battery tech, so longer battery life would be a wonderful update to the line.
- USB-C please.
- Finally, a model in the iPod range that accepted a data sim card could be very cool too. That would allow streaming on the go when wi-fi is not available (it would be a saviour for those times I run out of downloaded podcasts!), and use of the iPod for Maps, etc. and other data functions whilst on the go (eg WhatsApp calls too?).
I really like the versatility of USB-C but these ports tend to wear out so quickly. My MacBook Pro has two and they already barely keep a steady connection.
My MacBook 12" has had to have the daughter board exchanged because it kept losing contact.
It's a design flaw of the whole USB-C standard.
A Lightning port is as tight as the first day I used it, I can dangle the whole phone on a cable.
My MacBook 12" has had to have the daughter board exchanged because it kept losing contact.
It's a design flaw of the whole USB-C standard.
A Lightning port is as tight as the first day I used it, I can dangle the whole phone on a cable.
I don’t disagree with you, but Apple could also claim that the switch to usbc on iPad Pro is to make it closer to a laptop replacement.
Not sure what you mean? They support the iPod touch just the same as any other iOS device - the 5th gen got the full set of iOS versions that the A5 supported, the 6th gen is still supported and I would expect it to be until the other A8 devices are dropped... the smaller capacity 32GB will be perfectly adequate for a lot of people, particularly if the iPod’s primary purpose is music oriented
It has driven my crazy that Apple has not regularly updated the iPod Touch. Has it not ever occurred to Apple that not everyone is a wealthy silicon valley executive and that the VAST majority of people cannot afford to buy $650+ phones for their kids especially when they are younger (up thru middle school) and have no need for a phone? Yet they let this large and ripe market get ignored for years. Put a generation-old chip and camera with a 5.5 inch screen and sell for $199.
We bought one for my son. It's a 5th or 6th gen and gets iOS 12 updates. It's perfect for him, to play games on and hold. Rather, than a big 'ole tablet. Plus, it keeps my kids off our iPhones and not dropping ours. Almost, thinking of buying another for my daughter.
Exactly!
Is this just a pie in the sky wish list or something you think might actually happen? Because if you think they’re going to make a cellular enabled iPod touch you are truely living in a fantasy world.
I don’t understand why you don’t just buy an iPhone based on your wish list?
I am opposite. If they switch to USB-C I will not be buying a new iPhones anytime soon. Its the se reasons i didnt buy 11” ipad and instead went with 10.5. I got too many devices and lightning cables to be f.. up by one stupid device thst cant even take a full advantage of the port and make my whole echosystem incompatibilite
Is Tim in sole charge of the company then? Crikey ! Does that mean that also Trump runs the USA singlehanded? Well done him I say
And whaddabout the traditional, ever-recurring whaddabout-Samsung sigh ?
If Samsung is doing something right or wrong, does that help, cure or even impact any of the Apple (in-) conveniences ?
Nobody here’s targeting or basing his Apple related opinion on Samsung (or 67351 other brands) that may do things worse or better than Apple. Even if Sammy would use a 1950 banana-plug to connect their devices, that doesn’t change anything in the iPhone Lightning/USB debate
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Despite being smaller, more durable, and making a satisfying click to let you know your cable is securely connected, I'm willing to give up Lightning just to standardize my cables.
Which is going to bone my AirPods, BeatsX, etc...
Which is going to bone my AirPods, BeatsX, etc...
because se gets replaced by ipod brand to not canibalize iphone big screen, high price dogma! easy as that
unless there is a significant design difference to the iPod Touch, i.e., a bigger screen, I am pretty much done with this product. I used to have an iPod Touch up to a few months ago exclusively as a portable music player and dabbled with games and other content. But I found that the screen is just too small for most practical purposes and as an "entertainment" device, I am surprised it just didn't start becoming the iPad Micro with 5" or 6" screens.
iPod Touch is another product abandoned and either they should turf the iPod brand completely or invest some real effort into bringing the product up to date with what consumers want. Keeping this product in limbo is serving nobody well, neither Apple for the cost to keep the brand alive, nor consumers apathetic to another micro product update.
I could see Apple easily turning this into a Switch like "console" with tighter home integration, but that would require foresight and innovation, two things Apple is lacking these days.
iPod Touch is another product abandoned and either they should turf the iPod brand completely or invest some real effort into bringing the product up to date with what consumers want. Keeping this product in limbo is serving nobody well, neither Apple for the cost to keep the brand alive, nor consumers apathetic to another micro product update.
I could see Apple easily turning this into a Switch like "console" with tighter home integration, but that would require foresight and innovation, two things Apple is lacking these days.
I wouldn't mind an new iPod Touch, being that I have no plans to get another iPhone or iPad.
People really don't get it. Not everyone wants a phone for all things.
There is a market segment that will buy a device dedicated primarily to music especially if it's high-quality sound and has a large storage capacity. (No, it won't cannibalize Apple Music or whatever streaming service.) You can have that too because not everything is a winner takes all comparison.
Apple has done itself a major disservice by taking the "fun" out of their product lines. Some people, like myself, want an Apple experience without the phone and/or app distractions attached.
Bring on a new iPod at a reasonable price!
There is a market segment that will buy a device dedicated primarily to music especially if it's high-quality sound and has a large storage capacity. (No, it won't cannibalize Apple Music or whatever streaming service.) You can have that too because not everything is a winner takes all comparison.
Apple has done itself a major disservice by taking the "fun" out of their product lines. Some people, like myself, want an Apple experience without the phone and/or app distractions attached.
Bring on a new iPod at a reasonable price!
