Wireless charging won’t let me use my device at the same time. That’s a BIG no for me!
Where do you put your phone now while using CarPlay? Now imagine a $10 Qi pad or dongle there for the phone to connect to. Problem solved.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.
I think the mute switch needs to go. We’ve lived this long without it on iPad, ♂️.
Ultimately, with Raise To Wake or Tap to Wake, I see these devices having a single rocker switch that will replace the volume buttons:
• Press once UP/DOWN to change volume
• Press-hold UP for Siri
• Press-twice-hold UP for AP
• Press once UP WHILE IN CAMERA for shutter; Press-hold UP WHILE IN CAMERA for burst-mode
Did I miss anything?
So all our brand new cars that still have wired CarPlay will be obsolete? They sure as hell better provide an adapter for that!
The only people that want to use their phone while it charges (aside from CarPlay) are people listening to music. They were all filtered out as Apple customers when Apple removed the headphone jack.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!
This will be the only way for removing the port to work, has to be able to match fast charging that we have or better
For better or worse, Apple made a bold statement that expressed commitment to USB-C by eliminating all the data ports on the MacBook Pro and MacBook line and only included USB-C. If Apple leaves the Lightning port instead of replacing it with USB-C on the 2018 iPhone, it will clearly prove how inconsistent, clueless, mediocre, and useless Tim Cook is.
I thought the consensus was they were going to switch from Lightning to USB-C connectors on all devices.
Unless Apple somehow forces car manufactures to adopt in-car Qi charging and wireless CarPlay (preferably a backwards compatible option) I see this leading to lots of lost revenue from Apple Music cancelations. I actually really like CarPlay although Siri is still suspect sometimes, especially like that iOS 12 will let me use Waze w/ CarPlay(finally)... I literally purchased my current vehicle with CarPlay as one of my top priorities, and while I get nothing is future proof - I'm not buying a new car yet, so if I can't use CarPlay with a new phone (because mine doesn't do wireless CarPlay) I really wouldn't need Apple Music anymore, I'd turn back to Sirius, and use my car's Nav System, which is still light years ahead of Apple Maps BTW.
I’m going to leave you with 2 words that prove just how utterly wrong you are:For better or worse, Apple made a bold statement that expressed commitment to USB-C by eliminating all the data ports on the MacBook Pro and MacBook line and only included USB-C. If Apple leaves the Lightning port instead of replacing it with USB-C on the 2018 iPhone, it will clearly prove how inconsistent, clueless, mediocre, and useless Tim Cook is.
Given how many people I see with portable battery packs plugged into their phones while out and about, if you thought removing the 3.5mm audio jack was taken badly, you ain't seen nothing yet...
Where do you put your phone now while using CarPlay? Now imagine a $10 Qi pad or dongle there for the phone to connect to. Problem solved.
Wireless CarPlay has three requirements, a Bluetooth connection, a Wi-Fi access point, and location data. Here’s is a simplified breakdown of the entire process:
1 To initialize the connection the phone uses Bluetooth to send a signal to the head unit requesting to connect.
2. Once the Bluetooth connection is made the phone will request wireless credentials to the Wi-Fi access point.
3. Upon confirmation the head unit will send the wireless credentials to the iPhone, which will cause the phone to search and join the Wi-Fi access point.
4. After the Wi-Fi connection has been established, the Bluetooth signal will disconnect and all audio and video will be transferred over Wi-Fi.
5. And now you’re set, you now can use CarPlay wirelessly.
A few years ago, it was reported that Apple's design chief Jony Ive's end goal is for the iPhone to resemble a "single sheet of glass," while Apple has repeatedly expressed its ambitions to "create a wireless future," so the eventual removal of the Lightning connector should perhaps come as no surprise.