It's actually a pretty handy feature for iOS updates and big downloads. Should speed up the process I'd think.
Does this work through a USB-C hub?
Does this work through a USB-C hub?
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iPhone 15 Models Support USB-C to Ethernet for Faster Internet Speeds
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i never leave home without a few of these with me to ensure i always have a solid connection with my iPhone. Only serious Pros use ethernet when they use their iphones 😎
I connected a 2.5GB ethernet adapter but was only getting around 400Mbps speeds when connected through a USB-C hub. When I connected the adapter directly, I got 1200Mbps speeds.
I know that post is meant to be a joke, but seriously speaking, Ethernet would be the way to go with iPhone if downloading large amounts of data, such as for someone doing a restore and downloading hundreds of gigabytes.
That is yet another reason why Tim Cook's decision to keep the 23 year old USB 2.0 technology on iPhones was awful.
You still get radiated using wireless. With ethernet, you don't. It's great for OS upgrades and other big downloads. And faster too.
That wouldn't shock me. The controller may support faster speeds when IT is the host.
Have you considered upgrading your router?
As per several posts above WiFi 6E can give you greater than 1 Gb ethernet speeds.
It's good to know. It makes all the MacBook accessories valid for the iPhone too.
Fundamentally it make the iPhone (and the iPad, and maybe one day the AppleTV) regular computers.
Thinking more about it, either Apple should have added the lightning to the MacBook, or moved the iPhone to USB-C earlier. But that's always easier to say after the fact.
Fundamentally it make the iPhone (and the iPad, and maybe one day the AppleTV) regular computers.
Thinking more about it, either Apple should have added the lightning to the MacBook, or moved the iPhone to USB-C earlier. But that's always easier to say after the fact.
Are we going to get a news item about everything with an USB-C connector that connect to the iPhone 15? Because then you better can launch a separate website.
This is called 'tethering' and has always been possible, even with lighting and 30pin. Supported natively on macOS and works on Windows if the full iTunes/Apple Mobile Device drivers are installed.
Copper clad aluminum is cheap crap. Always use 100% copper (stranded core or solid core depending on your application).
Can confirm that a 2.5GBE Realtek USB ethernet adaptor works on the new iPhone 15 Pro, links with 2.5Gbit and speedtest says around 2344Mbit/s DL, upload max out at just under 1Gbit, don't know why.
I don't have any 5/10GBE with USB interface, Thunderbolt is not supportet (sadly)
I don't have any 5/10GBE with USB interface, Thunderbolt is not supportet (sadly)
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No kidding. Especially because most of these things are pointless gimmicks that probably won't matter much to the average user. I mean seriously...does the average user have any use for this?
I have yet to find a compellingly useful benefit from this forced change to USB-C. The only thing this forced change has done is I now need yet another cable.
Thanks for posting. That’s what I’m seeing with Xfinity too. They’ve been promising symmetrical upload and download speeds for more than a year, but I’ve yet to hear anything concrete. And trying to speak to anyone who knows is an exercise in frustration.
This seems like one of those features everyone asks for but few will use. Even for updates it’s easier just to use wifi and if it takes 5 minutes longer oh well. If a network admin has to remember to carry the dongle they might as well carry a small laptop or tablet if they are using it for network diagnostics.
That's why USB-C was the right move. It's the universal standard and offers so much more freedom. Not that i'll ever hook up an ethernet cable but if I wanted I could. Imagine trying to do this over Lightning 
There are so many more things you can do now iPhone has USB-C. This is a win for everyone. Thanks EU.
There are so many more things you can do now iPhone has USB-C. This is a win for everyone. Thanks EU.Of course but if you need to hook up to a stable connection that doesn't drain battery then this might be a good alternative. That said, I'm not sure many people will be doing it.
So this is pretty cool. Reasoning frequent flyer and hotel wifi is crap as is airplane. So I usually spend the night day b4 downloading movies from Apple TV or others. Maybe it’s my luck (I always hear from the “that doesn’t happen to me crowd” 🙄 but I get time outs or errors while downloading etc. I have 800mbs from the monopoly known as xfinity. I also have a robust wifi network from plume. I found plugging in the iPad Pro via Ethernet solved this and they downloaded quicker. Thus not getting in the plane the next day to a bunch of errors from Apple TV about not being able to download.