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I’m still mad they took away the headphone jack, take away the lightning port and it will be years until I buy another iPhone. I’ll keep my 6s Plus until it no longer functions. Wireless charging and wireless data transfer are not good enough yet. And even though Bluetooth headphones are convenient, their sound and voice quality are still not as good as a pair of $20 wired Sony headphones.

Wireless future is still years away.
 
So all our brand new cars that still have wired CarPlay will be obsolete? They sure as hell better provide an adapter for that!

This. If a 2019 iPhone comes with no port for me to plug in for CarPlay, guess Apple is outta luck on me buying a new iPhone until I buy a new car in 2024. I think Gurman is out of his ****ing mind on some of these rumors.
 
If they can make fast wireless charging, and some sort of Watch-style magnetic induction charger for on-the-go, the power issue may not be as bad as we think.

What I worry about is cluttering up the local spectrum by using wireless to connect everything. Using iOS devices in music production, for instance, you can't take your device into an arena where everyone's cell phone is trying to pair with whatever network / device they can find and expect a reliable connection. When you want faster data transfer, backups, audio streaming / MIDI, etc, wireless is getting very good, but wired is always better.

The other issue may be wireless security. If you're backing everything up using WiFi or even LTE then you're at some point risking data interception from third parties, compromised wifi routers or Stingray type devices. Wired connections may not be perfect, but they greatly reduce the possibility of third-party interception. When bidding to supply government IT contracts, or into enterprise customers that must comply with data protection / security regulations, the lack of a secure wired transfer option may be a negative point.
 
IF Apple gets rid of the lightening port, i see them replacing it with a usb-c port. I think we are a loooong way off from getting rid of all ports. What are you suppose to do when on the road? Lug your wireless charging pad around with you too? Until wireless charging thru the air is ubiquitous everywhere, i think having a portless iphone would be pointless. Ha ha.
 
For me the biggest reason I would not like this is that I still back my phone up on my Mac. And I’ve needed to restore a backup from time to time. Apple’s wireless sync is still very unreliable. And there is no wireless restore from backup. I don’t consider an iPhone or iOS reliable enough to not have a physical port.
 
That's great and all, but how are you going to charge the phone in your car? Or at the airport? This is a design edict disconnected from the real world. Time to leave the glass bubble, Jonny.

The same way you charge it now, but instead of plugging the wire that comes out of the charger into the phone you set the phone on top of the charging pad. Not rocket science.
 
In the future this would be possible if they improve battery life to last a week or a month. Alternatively they create a solution where the phone never has to be charged in the traditional way. For example the phone is constantly charging from solar power so it never has to be plugged in ever. I think there was some patent floating about not long ago.
 
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For me the biggest reason I would not like this is that I still back my phone up on my Mac. And I’ve needed to restore a backup from time to time. Apple’s wireless sync is still very unreliable. And there is no wireless restore from backup. I don’t consider an iPhone or iOS reliable enough to not have a physical port.

I haven't plugged an Apple device into iTunes in years. Wireless backups work just fine.
 
It is too soon to remove the lighting port, but they'll be able to do it in less than 5 years.
I just wonder if they'll replace it with something, like the smart connector so there is no cable an no holes on the device they have on iPad pro or if they'll go completely wireless like Apple Watch.
 
Reserve this thought for an extended 5+ years. Removing the connector, and all hardware buttons is inevitable. However it'll only occur once the world is a bit more ready for it, when stronger true wireless charging becomes the norm, and is available in public places.
 
It kind of wasn’t taken badly, at least in reality of sales.

People yell and scream, but later realize they don’t care and would rather have an iPhone.

Then Android phones were like, yeah... let’s remove it too. Pixel...

That's my point. If you thought people were upset, imagine how upset they're going to be with something that is used every day to keep the phone running.

How many people want to use their phone while it charges? A lot!
 
IF Apple gets rid of the lightening port, i see them replacing it with a usb-c port. I think we are a loooong way off from getting rid of all ports. What are you suppose to do when on the road? Lug your wireless charging pad around with you too? Until wireless charging thru the air is ubiquitous everywhere, i think having a portless iphone would be pointless. Ha ha.

Lug? The pad weighs maybe 3 ounces.
 
It kind of wasn’t taken badly, at least in reality of sales.

People yell and scream, but later realize they don’t care and would rather have an iPhone.

Then Android phones were like, yeah... let’s remove it too. Pixel...

Eh, I care, I'm just begrudgingly dealing with it. Apple is an abusive relationship, treat you nice with their software, but hurt you with their hardware choices.
 
What do you do about CarPlay? Only one OEM is wireless yet. What is the plan here, everyone who bought from every other OEM can go **** themselves?

This is madness. The damage this move would do is incalculable. So much depends on there being a data port on the phone.
 
for the love of god.. before they consider this.. doing everything wirelessly has to be bug and hassle free
I do not remember iTunes wireless sync to be anything but frustrating
even wired charging has it's benefits. one of them being I can interact with the phone in my hand or .. wait for it.. use it AS A PHONE while it charges. as far as I know this is not possible with wireless charging unless.. ok.. now I get it.. airpods and siri.. great.. scratch everything I said earlier and just improve siri to a point where it is at least useable without wanting to strangle her, realising that she can't be strangled and throwing the phone through the wall
 
If they replace it with USB-C, I like it! But no connector at all sounds a bit extreme...
Never going to happen.

Lightning is here to stay until they get rid of connectors altogether.

They keep adding lightning ports to devices - the Beats line, Trackpad, Keyboard, Mouse, AirPod case, etc. They aren't adding USB-C to anything that's not a desktop or laptop.
 
Considering Xcode can't connect to my iPhone X 90% of the time I would like them to keep a way to connect it to my computer so I can develop using my device.
 
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