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Bloomberg Confirms Apple is Testing iPhones With USB-C Ports
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Once again, Apple is at the cutting edge of technology: this time it is replacing the lighting port with USB-C port! Who would of thought that up? Only Apple; and it is going to have that cutting edge technology in the next generation of iPhones! Apple has to test it to make sure it works before release it to the general public! Might take a few more years to do the testing but it will come in time! I think it will come in 2025 after all the Apple bugs are worked out and ready to be released!
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Apple was never the problem. They only changed the connector used across all iDevices twice in 20 years, while other (mainly pre-iPhone) manufacturers didn't even use the same connectors across different, contemporary models. Apple mostly put standard USB-A sockets in their iDevice power bricks - so you could change/replace the cable (I've frequently used Apple iDevice bricks to power other devices) - others shipped bricks captive cables, that were landfill when the cable wore out.
It's just that the EU have got it into their heads that the most important thing is the end of the cable that plugs into the phone, and don't seem to worry if the other end of that cable is welded into a power brick. Fortunately, most of the industry have moved towards power supplies with USB sockets on them- I'm not sure that's thanks to the EU.
No. The exposed contacts often lead to errosion (the famous green stripe). Never had a problem with USB C cables being too loose, maybe therez some dust preventing from putting the cable all the way in?
They must be testing if there is some way they can add a chip so that it needs Apple certification and allows Apple to collect royalties from Accessory makers. What else would they be testing?
It is a matter of opinion. It's true that there might be regulation unwarranted which has a negative impact, but it's also true that regulation can achieve a positive impact.
Adding backup feature increases transfer and server active time, which would add additional cost.
Anything, “lifetime,” is for the lifetime of the product or service, which means maximum of 5 years in tech. It’s not for human lifetime. Also, this business model is not sustainable, let alone profitable.
You also mentioned CDN, but the idea of cheap storage is to store everything with zero backup and duplication. Would be kinda like a seedbox, when something goes wrong, you lose everything, but who cares if you don’t care about your data, you get storage for the cheap.
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This IIRC was assumed to be due to poorly manufactured USB-C ports. Some ports would become too loose far earlier than expected, which is specified to be at least 10K insertion/extraction cycles.
I have no issues on my iPad Pro 2018, which also has USB-C and has been plugged/unplugged on a daily basis for almost 4 years now and no issues on my new MacBook Pro, although it's maybe too early to tell.
MacBook Pro 2016 - USB-C
iPad Pro 2018 - USB-C
iPhone Pro 2022 - Lightning (?!)
*Fixed it.
Pretty much all portable devices I use have a USB-C port.
Would upgrade from 12 Pro Max to 14 Pro Max if it gets USB-C this year. Else very unlikely to find reasons to upgrade (especially in present economic climate).
My car - USB C
My monitor - USB C
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iPad - USB C
Mac Mini - USB C
MacBook - USB C
Beats X - USB C
Magic Mouse - Lightning
Magic Keyboard - Lightning
iPhone - Lightning
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My monitor - USB C
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iPad - USB C
Mac Mini - USB C
MacBook - USB C
Beats X - USB C
Magic Mouse - Lightning
Magic Keyboard - Lightning
iPhone - Lightning
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USB-C is an inferior physical design with a male tongue in the middle of the port. Male portions of a connector will always be more prone to breaking than female connectors. Lightning has it right with the fragile portion in the cable rather than in the connector. Over the years, I’ve had at least 10 USB-C ports go bad because the cable won’t stay in the connector anymore. I’ve never had a Lightning port go bad, though I’ve had to replace several Lightning cables. After paying $900 for motherboard replacements due to bad USB-C connectors, I’ve severely soured on this very poorly designed connector. I’d much rather pay for a new Lightning cable than a new USB-C port.
On top of that, on my 1-year old iPad Pro 12.9” 2021, the port is already starting to loosen with the USB-C cable starting to dangle lower and lower. I don’t do anything with that port except charge. Feature-wise, USB-C has it all over Lightning, but physically, Lightning is superior.
I wish they’d come up with a new connector with the reliability of a Lightning connector and the feature set of USB-C/Thunderbolt.
I have three laptops (including one M1 MBP) about 5 Android phones, 2 iPads, and several accessories all of which use USB-C ports that are robust. You must have got a lemon.
On three different MacBook Pros? And an iPad Pro? I take quite good care of my gear since I even had a jet black iPhone 7 for a year without a case and not a scratch to be seen. No, USB-C ports are just really fragile. I’ve not dropped or done anything bad with my iPad Pro at all, but the cable is now starting to dangle at an angle, purely from sitting in the connector. It’s simply a poor physical design.
The engineering complexities of making usbc work with a mobile communications device is something only Apple can handle. I wish them well in their testing process.
As stated already, USB-C is required by standard to have a minimum durability rating of 10K insertion/extraction cycles.
If your device's USB-C port is not showing that level of durability, it's an issue with the manufacturing of your particular port which apparently is not up to standard. I'd expect it to be eligible for warranty repair and be replaced with a port which conforms with the actual standard's durability requirements.