It already includes USB-C cable. For the last 3 (soon to be 4) iPhones. You know this right? They stopped including USB-A cables years ago.
Edit: LMAO, we downvote facts now.
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Edit: LMAO, we downvote facts now.
Right, but how will you connect an iPhone 15 with USB-C to a car with a USB-A port, if the only cable that the iPhone will include is a C to C, not a C to A? Most cars don’t have USB-C ports yet.
Just like anything else, they’ll make an adapter that is usb-a to a female usb-c or something similar
That’s the only solution I see as well. Which is why I think the transition will be sort of painful once customers realize they need an adapter for their car.
Just make the magic mouse magical with wireless charging, problem solved.
Just move everything to wireless charging.
Why the Mac accessories had lightning to begin with is beyond me
What the heck are you talking about. EVERY IPHONE ALREADY COMES WITH USB-C to LIGHTNING. YOU CAN'T CONNECT ANY OF THEM TO A USB-A PORT.
It doesn't matter what port is on the iPhone. You still can't connect a USB-C cable to a USB-A port. iPhone 15 will be able to use USB-A to USB-C cables just like iPhone 14 can use USB-A to Lightning cables. Neither of which come with either phone.
The second back pack is for the power bricks, dongles and adapters for all the permutations of USB-A, USB-C, & Lightening including the micro-usb for the Android and Windows world.
The so called good news is having USB-C on all new products. The bad news is ALL of the now obsolete variations of Lightening cables and devices get a trip to a land fill somewhere.
The so called good news is having USB-C on all new products. The bad news is ALL of the now obsolete variations of Lightening cables and devices get a trip to a land fill somewhere.
Why stop at those 5? Pull off the Band-aid, Apple. UCB-C on all devices please. Thanks.
Yay time to flood landfills with all the lightning products that will suddenly be useless. Adapters, cables, older products that may still use lightning.
I'm so glad I will be forced to pay a ton of money to buy all new stuff. Thanks EU! Thanks for helping me spend my money and throw out stuff. What a great time to do it too! Hey inflation is on the rise and maybe a recession. Lets now force people to replace all their expensive lightning devices. Way to look out for the rest of us.
Maybe I can just send a check to the EU instead of them getting a payout from whoever greased their palms to do this.
I'm so glad I will be forced to pay a ton of money to buy all new stuff. Thanks EU! Thanks for helping me spend my money and throw out stuff. What a great time to do it too! Hey inflation is on the rise and maybe a recession. Lets now force people to replace all their expensive lightning devices. Way to look out for the rest of us.
Maybe I can just send a check to the EU instead of them getting a payout from whoever greased their palms to do this.
I mean, its a nice roundup article but surely all Apple products will change to USB-C. That’s just a given.
Bingo. If my next iPhone has USB-C, then:
- My current USB-A charger brick will either require a new A-to-C cable, or will need to be replaced with a C charger.
- The A-to-Lightning cable in the car will need replacement.
- The A-to-Lightning cable from my Mac to its keyboard will no longer be able to be used with the phone (currently you can just switch the cable from the keyboard to the phone, which makes the keyboard immediately swap to Bluetooth).
Won't happen but sure would be nice for some kind of trade-in program that gives a discount on new cables so those old cables could be recycled properly and we could get new cables at less of an expense.
You’re not understanding my point. Up until now, people could use the lighting to USB-A cables they had with their old iPhones to connect to their cars even on their newer iPhones because they all have lightning. Starting with the 15, that will no longer be the case. Hence why I believe the transition would be painful.
You could just buy a USB-A to USB-C cable. Not that painful
Oh we understand, but the point is that it doesn’t matter.
If you’ve bought an iPhone in the last two years or so, it has came with a lightning to USB-C cable. It doesn’t matter what they used to ship with, the point is that if you buy an iPhone today, you don’t get a USB-A cable. that’s not changing.
If you need a C to A cable, there are plenty of really cheap ones on Amazon that you can get
Not for one person, but multiply that by how many cars? It is what it is, I supposeYou could just buy a USB-A to USB-C cable. Not that painful
I will just be happy to hook my phone up to an hdmi cable through usb-c. Lightning to hdmi doesn’t cut it.
I don’t think I will buy another Apple product that doesn’t have USB C.
Unless one breaks and I need to replace it before the switch.
Unless one breaks and I need to replace it before the switch.
I hope the iPhone 14 comes with USB-C, I’m sure I’m just dreaming.
Always wondered how Apple claims to be environmentally friendly, but requires proprietary connectors for charging.
Yes all the devices you currently own will suddenly have usb c on them and you will have to immediately get rid of your lightning cables. Also every other device on the market with type c means you probably have absolutely no type c wires lying around.
Just use the trackpad whilst the mouse is charging or failing that just charge the mouse overnight when you are not using it.That’s what I’ve always done.Never been an issue for me.A full charge lasts months anyway.