Apple, please make all your phone and all of your products USB-C or wireless charging compatible. This includes your keyboards, mice, headphones, etc. Make USB-C the last cable needed.
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Apple's Lightning Port is Nearing Its Expiration Date, So What's Next for the iPhone?
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The last iPads Pro that had lightning supported USB 3.0 transfer speeds. The limitation isn't in the connector. The limitation is that Apple, for whatever reason, refuses to use a USB 3.0 chip in the iPhone itself.
Not in my opinion. Have to provide choices to the customers.
True, but more convenient.
Up to the individual to decide on the usage and let them take the risk.
Not proven, but solid opinion. If we are worried about lithium, Tesla is stripping the planet.
But not the wire from the brick to the phone.
Yes, they (apple) touts their own environmental record, but they can’t force consumers to be environmentally friendly or green.
Customers want choice, even if the choice is between Buying a wireless charger or new mfi cable.
Mr. Schillers remark has nothing to do with you are conflating two thoughts. 1) is apple green and 2) is the customer green?
“Lightning is outdated” is just a slogan which doesn’t provide any argument. I think a connector shouldn’t limit a device, and USB-C certainly does, in terms of waterproofing, durability, internal space… Lightning has the disadvantage of transfer speeds, but AirDrop is even more convenient for 99% of the users. And when it comes to availability, finding a right Lightning cable is way easier than finding a USB-C. Anyway, the connector is the last thing I care about in a phone (I’d say almost everyone agrees), so it seems like a minor discussion to me.
Even before Apple made the decision to stop including items for phones or whatever to save weight (or to be able to get more money), they had issues with cables as a whole. I have quite a few of them that the protective coating cracks or falls apart. And it isn't just phones...look at the Macbook's charging cables.
Regardless of whether you are pro lightning or pro USBC or pro safemag...we all have a common issue...the cables that connect the devices that are portable.
Regardless of whether you are pro lightning or pro USBC or pro safemag...we all have a common issue...the cables that connect the devices that are portable.
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It feels no different than holding an iPhone with a smart battery case on it
It's been said that Apple likes the Lightning port because they make a lot of money on licensing fees.
And there is certainly some truth to that. I've heard that Apple makes approximately $4 from every MFI-certified Lightning cable.
But honestly... how many cables does a person actually buy over the lifetime of an iPhone? Two? Maybe three tops?
So Apple gets up to $12 in licensing fees after I bought their $1,000 phone. Neat.
Hey Apple... you can charge me $50 more for a USB-C version of the iPhone... and I'll happily pay it so I can finally use the same cable to charge my Macbook Air and iPad Mini.
Hell... make the next iPhone require a $50 Thunderbolt cable and I'll still be happy because that same cable can be used to charge other USB-C devices. It'll still make my life easier by not having a special cable for just the iPhone while having other cables for everything else.
And there is certainly some truth to that. I've heard that Apple makes approximately $4 from every MFI-certified Lightning cable.
But honestly... how many cables does a person actually buy over the lifetime of an iPhone? Two? Maybe three tops?
So Apple gets up to $12 in licensing fees after I bought their $1,000 phone. Neat.
Hey Apple... you can charge me $50 more for a USB-C version of the iPhone... and I'll happily pay it so I can finally use the same cable to charge my Macbook Air and iPad Mini.
Hell... make the next iPhone require a $50 Thunderbolt cable and I'll still be happy because that same cable can be used to charge other USB-C devices. It'll still make my life easier by not having a special cable for just the iPhone while having other cables for everything else.
Apple did do this years ago, the 2017 iPad Pro had Lightning to USB3.0
They even made a point to bring it up at the announcement.
The fact the iPhone has stuck with 2.0 for all these years is ridiculous.
However, I still prefer lightning to USBC, mainly because of “the snap.”
When you plug a lightning cable in, it makes a very satisfying “snap.”
It feels secure, much better than USBC which always feels a yank away from breaking and bending.
I guess I'm in the minority. I have a clock radio that works just fine & does EVERYTHING I need, except it's a 30-pin dock. The adapter has been great - except all the new leather cases are almost completely closed on the bottom, so I've had to modify the case to fit what I need.
It'll cost me roughly $75+ to replace a single clock radio with the multiple pieces I'd need to replace one item that works just fine; and that's only if the cords are long enough for me to put things where I need them (because Apple Charging cables are NEVER quite long enough)
It'll cost me roughly $75+ to replace a single clock radio with the multiple pieces I'd need to replace one item that works just fine; and that's only if the cords are long enough for me to put things where I need them (because Apple Charging cables are NEVER quite long enough)
The portless idea is stupid. Wireless charging is nowhere near as mature, it's much slower than regular charging. And how exactly are you going to establish a wireless connection to restore your iPhone when it gets stuck in recovery mode? A lot more issues that could be fixed by users will now require a visit to a service center.
Internet recovery has existed on the Mac for years.
It used to require an external cd or DVD.
It is absolutely possible, and most likely probable, that Apple will bring Internet recovery to the iPhone and iPad.
In fact they’ve had code for it in iOS for years now.
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Can’t they do a USB-C port that allows the lightning cable to nest inside it or something or provide a free dongle?! This makes no sense when iPads as USB-C. Also portless is a meh from me. I like sleekness as much as the next guy but sometimes you do have to plug in…
all I can say is that I don't want to buy another iPhone till there is a significant uptick in transfer speed. I could care less whether USB-C or lightning. It took me 6 hours to download all the photos on my wife's phone this weekend (120 gb) because she was upgrading and (sadly), was given a phone with half the storage of her current phone... I didn't realize till we'd already fully opened, applied the screen protector, and everything. Sigh... all worked out, but, good grief, that was slow.
Imagine a hypothetical single cable that was as common as could be and could charge my MacBook, Airpods, and iPhone. What a world that would be!
Disagree. There are already third party wired to wireless CarPlay. Easy for Apple to first party a better one. Or bless official alternatives. It's such a fastly improved experience, I think people would take it in stride, in spite of the usual anti-change complainers.
They should have moved to USB-C years ago.
I also have no idea why people think USB-C is a bad idea over Lightning.
I also have no idea why people think USB-C is a bad idea over Lightning.