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Last-Minute Apple Event Rumors: No Two-Way Charging on iPhones, 10.2-Inch iPad Expected, and More
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But who wants their phone sucked out of power to give it to you? Just a thought.
I’ve always wondered about this.
As someone mentioned in another thread, it would be nice to use as a charger for your watch when you travel. For example, plug my phone in and have it charging while the phone is also charging the watch. One less cable/outlet to worry about.
Well, do I really want to bring three lightning cables with me to charge my iPad/iPhone/AirPods? No thanks. Point is, if I can eliminate one lightning cable where I can charge my AirPods for 15 minutes bilaterally off my iPhone, [which is equivalent to three hours is usage with 15 minutes of charging], that’s an added perk in my book. FTR, I don’t think it has to be a ‘feature that people have to use very often’, it’s still the option of having that feature when someone wants to use it.
What innovative features would you like to see? I personally would like to see a pencil for the phone, fast charge (like 0-60 in 10 min), integrates heart rate through fingerprint reader, and rewards for becoming more active and healthy.
Amazing that people base their entire decisions on the totality of the unsourced rumors, not the actual product.
Given that Qualcomm's reverse charging operates at 4.5W and Apple has been shipping a 5W WIRED charger for eons, it's pretty laughable to assume it isn't "up to Apple's standards." More than likely the exclusion is a cost-cutting move to maximize margins.
But who wants their phone sucked out of power to give it to you
I’ve always wondered about this.
A spouse, friend, etc.? It's handy if one of you has a full charge and the other is very low.
Someone posted this on Twitter. Not sure if legit or photoshopped. I’d be surprised if the XS models hung around. But I prefer the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11R naming.
https://twitter.com/leakyshiba/status/1171411441070592001?s=21
Hmm, It’s easy to Photoshop that, especially with the text and stock photos, but I’d question if the 2018 XS will be in Apples lineup, as that would be in direct competition against the latter, which leads me to believe that’s probably not true, but we’ll see shortly.
I wonder if the reported budget 10.2” iPad will be able to use the apple pencil 2. I don’t see apple selling TWO pencils forever. At some point they will probably phase out the apple pencil 1.
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Whats the fun in that? Lol
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Whats the fun in that? Lol
You're aware that according to the Gregorian calendar this "decade" goes from 2011-2020, right?
Sort of how the new millenium started in 2001, etc.
Exactly. Who wants someone else draining their battery because this other person doesn’t prepare for the day? That’s not gonna happen-ever.
In this world you have the users/takers and the givers. The first group will happily try to impose on you to suck your battery down because they’re to lazy to carry a charger/power bank or keep their phone (buds, watch) charged.
Someone posted this on Twitter. Not sure if legit or photoshopped. I’d be surprised if the XS models hung around. But I prefer the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11R naming.
https://twitter.com/leakyshiba/status/1171411441070592001?s=21
I'm a rebel and I challenge the establishment, so I've called it the iPhone X for all these years. iPhone X (not ten, X) sounds SOOOOOOOOOOO much cooler than iPhone 11 or what every other number.
From the name only, it's a hard sell.
Agree, again, that's it doesn't hurt to have that option, but if you have a lightning charger, your not going to charge bilaterally as it is so much more efficient to charge with the charger briefly than to the inefficiency of wireless.
I believe they have all the talents, what they need is to hire the new management.
It seems that the most innovative team at Apple is the team naming stuff now.
Just hours ahead of today's Apple Event at Steve Jobs Theater, where the company is slated to unveil new iPhone and Apple Watch models, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has shared several last-minute expectations.
First, Gurman has revised his prediction for the names of the 2019 iPhones. He now expects the next iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max to be called the iPhone 11, iPhone Pro, and iPhone Pro Max respectively. He previously expected the lineup to include the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro in two sizes.
Second, he expects Apple to unveil a new 10.2-inch iPad today, with previous rumors suggesting it will be a replacement for the $329 lower-end 9.7-inch iPad. Pricing and other details remain to be seen.
Third, Gurman has backed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo's report that the widely rumored device-to-device charging feature on 2019 iPhones has been canceled. In a research note seen by MacRumors, Kuo said the feature has possibly been abandoned because "the charging efficiency may not meet Apple's requirements."
2019 iPhones were rumored to feature a Qi-based device-to-device charging feature allowing for an Apple Watch, AirPods, and other accessories to charge on the back of the iPhones, similar to Wireless PowerShare on the Galaxy S10.
Wireless PowerShare on Samsung's Galaxy S10
Apple's keynote begins at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. Apple will provide a live stream on its website, through its Apple Events app for the Apple TV, and even on YouTube for the first time. MacRumors will have up-to-the-minute coverage of all of Apple's announcements on our website and via @MacRumorsLive on Twitter.
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You're leaving out the obvious use case - travel. When I travel, I plug my Samsung Note 10+ into the wall charger and simultaneously use the wireless power share feature to charge my watch and/or Galaxy Buds. It is extremely convenient to not have to carry a 2nd and 3rd charger. Compound this convenience with the fact that my USB-C ThinkPad charger can also be used to charge my phone.
‘They can certainly figure it out, but it doesn’t meet their standards. The bilateral charging available on other phones is slow and poorly implemented.
It’s a gimmick.
Could be. But then what will next year’s phones be called? You can’t keep the same naming structure. It would be too confusing to have phones with the same names next year. If you add numbers back next year, then skipping them this year would have been pointless. I really hope they don’t do this. Too confusing.
Apple - "..."
Rumor mill - "Reverse wireless charging is coming to iPhone"
Apple - "..."
Rumor mill - "Reverse wireless charging isn't coming to iPhone"
Internet - "Apple why u take this away?"
Rumor mill - "Reverse wireless charging is coming to iPhone"
Apple - "..."
Rumor mill - "Reverse wireless charging isn't coming to iPhone"
Internet - "Apple why u take this away?"
The very fact so many of you are making excuses for Apple not including the reverse charging feature claiming to ‘not need it’ is the very reason Apple pulls this kind of stunt and gets away with it