I HOPE they remove ALL ports, just so that a good % of people who cheered over the removal of the 3.5mm port, can be horribly inconvenienced as well.
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The iPhone 14 Is Unlikely to Be Portless, Here's Why
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The problem with wireless charging as well is heat, my iPhone 11 is always hot when I’m charging it wirelessly and on a summers day it will stop charging because it’s too hot.
It would be better to go to a fuel-cell iPhone where you insert a small cell and it powers your phone for 20 days.
It would be better to go to a fuel-cell iPhone where you insert a small cell and it powers your phone for 20 days.
Apple would make more “bank” from a new port-less charger/data transfer UBC ended cable, that goes into perhaps a specialized power brick made just for that task…
I converted my wired CarPlay to wireless using an $80 USB dongle that plugs into the car. Not that Apple should rely on something like that, but you might be interested in it.
Which is what they've been doing across the entire iPad line. iPhone going this way is inevitable but they're likely waiting for a hard date such as 10 years from the introduction of Lightning. The consumer backlash over this will be immense.
But if Apple releases a port-less iPhone and it’s really good, every other manufacturer is going to do the same.
Not really, personally, I haven't used the wire to transfer data with my phone for years (not since I can backup with icloud). I'm sure it's a vocal minority who wants that. Those "deaf" pucks would not go to waste, I would buy one. They can charge more for that data version.
Did you read the article? It takes an extra 47% to charge an iPhone wirelessly right now. In the future, I’m sure Apple will figure things out.
Just curious, you said $20 to $30 dollars per month on cables, I assume that’s per year, not a one time purchase. What happened to you where that was necessary? We have quite a few lightning cables in our home, many that are just about as old from when Apple started selling them.
Seriously, get a wireless adapter - $100 or less. I got one for my last car, LOVED it. I just traded for a 2022 model that has wireless built in, so I passed the adapter on to a friend.
Personally I’m looking forward to Apples’s vision of a port-less, button-less iPhone. I have faith that if the technology ever becomes available to allow Apple to sell one, it will be awesome. It’s easy to pooh-pooh an idea that’s not been invented yet.
I didn't know those weren't licensed to do carplay. Interesting, but that does explain all the bad reviews. It's always harder to do it via hacking than licensed. (with full documentation!)
You are right - seeing it alone and in comparison to what e.g. servers eat, it is small.
But the problem is that everything adds up. There are millions of devices charged every day and we turn more and more to rechargeable. The same arguments are done for all aspects in life and nobody wants to restrict themselves.
It’s like in coding - you can be sloppy in your little routine and won’t see much of an effect on benchmarks. But if everybody does this the whole thing becomes laggy. To me it is a mindset. The principle.
My Not-So-Humble Reaction...
Apple needs to get a grip already.
Nobody really needs yet another non-standard standard. Moreover, there's absolutely no point because everything's got WiFi already. Is Apple saying they can't use N / AC / AX which already exist everywhere?
Honestly, I don't give a toss about the 1/8" port any longer. Seriously, who the heck cares. Almost everybody uses BT headphones or earbuds right now. Heck, my Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra doesn't have an 1/8" port. It's not like it's just Apple ffs.
EDIT: What's with the whole port-thing anyhow? Apple touted MagSafe for years. Everyone loved it. Then they decided to drop it. They pushed Lightning everywhere, once again for years, but now it's a dead issue (except for iPhones and iPads) and of course then they whine and complain when the EU says they're going to push through a legal requirement to have a single standard, and that that standard should be USB-C. But Apple's already just about abandoned everything but USB-C!
The only thing I've got to say about wireless charging (which in general I'm all for) is that car wireless chargers, in my experience, blow chunks. I can't begin to count how many problems I've had trying to use them and use them compatibly with the hardware I've owned, meanwhile all the desktop chargers I own work just fine, tyvm.
Apple needs to get a grip already.
Nobody really needs yet another non-standard standard. Moreover, there's absolutely no point because everything's got WiFi already. Is Apple saying they can't use N / AC / AX which already exist everywhere?
Honestly, I don't give a toss about the 1/8" port any longer. Seriously, who the heck cares. Almost everybody uses BT headphones or earbuds right now. Heck, my Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra doesn't have an 1/8" port. It's not like it's just Apple ffs.
EDIT: What's with the whole port-thing anyhow? Apple touted MagSafe for years. Everyone loved it. Then they decided to drop it. They pushed Lightning everywhere, once again for years, but now it's a dead issue (except for iPhones and iPads) and of course then they whine and complain when the EU says they're going to push through a legal requirement to have a single standard, and that that standard should be USB-C. But Apple's already just about abandoned everything but USB-C!
The only thing I've got to say about wireless charging (which in general I'm all for) is that car wireless chargers, in my experience, blow chunks. I can't begin to count how many problems I've had trying to use them and use them compatibly with the hardware I've owned, meanwhile all the desktop chargers I own work just fine, tyvm.
As someone who travels a lot with their iPhone Pro AND iPad Pro… I for one would LOVE if Apple switched to USB-C for their iPhone Pros. Then I’d only have to bring one cable & charger when I travel.
If wireless charging didn't suck, I might be ok with this. As it is, I gave up trying to use wireless charging because it failed more than it succeeded and I wake up in the morning only to discover that the phone didn't charge.