Hail, mighty Ming-Chi Kuo to save us from this insanity - there was no way that Apple would be dropping Lightning this soon.
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Ming-Chi Kuo Says All 2017 iPhones Will Have Lightning Connectors With USB-C Fast Charging
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I use the 29W charger to charge my iPhone all the time. The bigger question is will Apple sell new iPad Pros with stupid 12W charger? That is so ridiculous.
As i've continuously said, they are not switching to USB-C. Not only does switching make no sense in terms of the majority of consumers, but Apple has expressed their connector strategy in the past and as seen by their products. It's possible they may add it to iPad Pro models but that's unlikely.
Chances are they'll make "Official " USB-C Apl charging cable (with special detect circuitry) that other normal USB-C won't work like HP on the XPS13...bummer and a very Apl thing to do.
Going to be fun charging all the new modern accessories too Pencil/airpods ....
In essence today apl consumers are paying for apl's proprietary ways remember 30-Pin? Fiasco.
At least someone there finally got a clue as the industry started blowing past them on every front.
Going to be fun charging all the new modern accessories too Pencil/airpods ....
In essence today apl consumers are paying for apl's proprietary ways remember 30-Pin? Fiasco.
At least someone there finally got a clue as the industry started blowing past them on every front.
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All three iPhones rumored to be launched in 2017 will retain Lightning connectors with the addition of USB-C Power Delivery for faster charging, including the all-new OLED model, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
An excerpt from his latest research note obtained by MacRumors:Kuo expects Apple to retain the Lightning port given its slimmer design compared to a USB-C port, MFi Program licensing income, and the fact that USB-C's high-speed data transmission is "still a niche application" for iPhone.
Kuo's prediction comes just two days after The Wall Street Journal seemingly reported that at least one upcoming iPhone model would have a USB-C port instead of a Lightning connector, but its wording was vague.
Article Link: Ming-Chi Kuo Says All 2017 iPhones Will Have Lightning Connectors With USB-C Fast Charging
I can't wait for this to happen. And then the sheer disappointment / confusion of everyone trying to use their 2016 MB/MBP USB C cables to transfer data.
I'm so disappointed that Apple didn't include the a data cable with those computers, consumers have literally no way to know whether their USB C cable transmits data or not.
Why don't you pay a paltry $3 per month to protect the data on your $800 iPhone?
I wish it worked that well! I have it on and whenever I manually force an app store update check there's always many updates to download.
Worst still if you only use your iPad once every 3-5 weeks or less it doesn't update anything automatically even if its docked that entire time, when you unlock it, it'll start downloading 80 updates, sigh.
Or pay for Office 365 and get 1TB only $69.95 /12 = about $5.83 per month plus the full updated office suite.
got .edu ? get it free:
https://products.office.com/en-us/student/office-in-education (multiple free licenses check it out)
iCloud no. why would you? So far behind in the cloud its not funny.
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Since he syncs to his Mac, sounds like he's protecting his data for free?
It sounds a bit different over here: https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/02/kgi-...es-will-support-fast-charging-over-lightning/
There are plenty of poor quality lightning cables that say "Made for iPhone" but are not.
iTunes wifi sync is an encrypted backup directly to the Mac. It's also fully automated, and I never have to worry about it. If I need to sync something immediately I can invoke a sync cycle directly from my iOS device. It syncs all of my iOS devices securely without ever having to worry about it.
I haven't plugged an iOS device into my Mac in years to sync them, and have no complaints.
I think they can assume everyone has lightning to USBa cables lying around. Start putting a Lightning to USBc in the box.
Because the WiFi in my house is inconsistent and prone to dropouts and I don't want to spare the bandwidth. I'd rather just tether and be able to control the process and timing 100%.
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Because I can pay $0 for the same backup. I didn't say I don't backup. I said I do tethered backups. I don't want ANOTHER monthly subscription. Enough already.
You sound like a car salesman... Your beautiful new $40K car. You should get XYZ unnecessary option to protect it. Heh.
BTW the data on my phone is worth more than the material cost of the phone itself. Silly argument you make. Everyone should backup but it doesn't matter what method they use.
That alone says something many people don't get. Apple doesn't adopt tech into their products unless they developed it themselves or the third party tech has been perfected to a decent enough level.
At least that's what I see.
I wish they went fully USB-C, but perhaps they want to avoid exploding phones/electrocution lawsuits.
Here we go again.
Like mp3 players existed before iPod
Like phones existed before iPhone
Like multytouch existed before
Like tablets existed before iPad
Like touch ID existed before iPhone 5s
Where does this end? What is it with Android fans mentality who thinks to be first is always the best?
I'd rather see the new iPad Pros go to USB-C, makes more sense there, will garner less outrage, and fits them in with the "these are edging ever so slightly closer to the Mac" stance.
What is it with apl fans that do the same?
2006
He headed up Surface Hub 100-point multitouch, ran Perceptive Pixel sold it to Microsoft
Yet most Apl folks think Steve Jobs invented Multi-touch..he did not. Jeff did. But Iphone was first yada yada.
of course it wont be the last cable anyone ever needs, I'm saying it would be nice.
It will greatly Simplify the cable portfolio that Apl sort of messed up with their love of overpriced proprietary. No one else followed them, hence lower market share in every sector.
Ming-Chi must have a red phone on his desk that only rings from Apple. Didn't take long for Apple to shoot down the USB-C rumor. I wonder how fast fast is? Apple will be able to advertise "fast" charging to combat their rivals, but will it be as fast as Quick Charge 3.0, etc. I think not unless they increase the diameter of the USB-C-Lightning cable.