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Incompatible with iPhones?
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Without an adapter, yes. Or you could just charge it through the wall outlet. This is honestly the only issue I have with the one port, as I like to charge my phone via USB and not through the wall.
$$$$$It is impossible to use anything but the charging cable unless you have an adaptor for it.
This is ridiculous! How the heck are you supposed to sync your other idevices?
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This is ridiculous! How the heck are you supposed to sync your other idevices with iTunes without wireless syncing?
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This is ridiculous! How the heck are you supposed to sync your other idevices with iTunes without wireless syncing?
And you can't enable wireless syncing without plugging it in first and doing a wired sync. So you'd have to buy an adapter just to set up syncing!
i'm wondering about this as well. but i don't believe apple hasn't considered this. so i expect either a software solution, or an adapter (for JUST usb-c to iphone, or usb-c to usb 30.
there HAS TO be something; will ask about it when the new mb hits the stores (assuming we don't know more before then).
EDIT: LOL, just found this: usb-c to usb
There is an adapter. It's on Apple's website, although you can't buy it yet obviously. But I'd love a more direct USB-C to Lightning cable.
Im guessing well see exactly that before or on April 10. Probably a few other adapters too.
This makes no sense to me...
So to sync my new Apple iPhone with my new 12" Apple MacBook... I have to buy a $19 adapter to make that connection happen?
That sounds ridiculous to me. Apple should include one of those adapters in the MacBook box tbh.
So to sync my new Apple iPhone with my new 12" Apple MacBook... I have to buy a $19 adapter to make that connection happen?
That sounds ridiculous to me. Apple should include one of those adapters in the MacBook box tbh.
That's the apple world, they change things when they see an advantage. USB-C is a brand new port and thus embracing it fully will take time. In the mean time adapters will be needed
There obviously wil be a USB-C-to-Lightening cable. People worry about the strangest things.
That's great, I can support that 100%, HOWEVER, to set up my iPhone with my new MacBook it needs to be plugged in first. That's the disconnect.
I have not plugged any of my last three iPhones into my laptop. Honestly not sure why I would ever need to. I back up to iCloud and that has always managed to capture all my data--pictures, texts, emails, music, etc--and have it available for the next new iPhone simply by signing in with my Apple ID.
Do you guys do this just to charge it? I guess if I need a charge mid-day, I use my car charger--I'm a computer consultant and am on the road a lot. Though if I am at my desk the whole day, I do have a separate wall-wart type charger and cable that I can plug in with. Anyway, just curious why this really matters to people?
Do you guys do this just to charge it? I guess if I need a charge mid-day, I use my car charger--I'm a computer consultant and am on the road a lot. Though if I am at my desk the whole day, I do have a separate wall-wart type charger and cable that I can plug in with. Anyway, just curious why this really matters to people?
If that is a good idea, you can bet that a 3rd party manufacturer will manufacture it.
This whole design is a disconnect. I just don't know if it is from the Jobs past and things like Mag Safe and Thunderbolt or a mental disconnect from the rest of the Apple line up. Time will tell. But you are correct when you call it a disconnect. All I hear is the beep beep beep busy tone.