Which is exactly why their cable pricing is so transparently bs. They're taking advantage of people who don't know better. tsk tsk.
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Rumor - Photo shows 2018 iPhones coming with USB C charger
- Thread starter Vanillalite
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Which is exactly why their cable pricing is so transparently bs. They're taking advantage of people who don't know better. tsk tsk.
They'll ditch cables altogether before they ditch lightning, this is purely to keep parity with the all usb-C macbooks.
It is surprising that they didn't make the move last year as I'd assume connecting your phone to your computer using usb-A is far less common than it used to be, whereas getting a fast charging usb-C setup is a generally greater benefit to consumers.
It is surprising that they didn't make the move last year as I'd assume connecting your phone to your computer using usb-A is far less common than it used to be, whereas getting a fast charging usb-C setup is a generally greater benefit to consumers.
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The news is that you finally get a cable in the box. But yeah, a number of people ITT seem to misunderstand the news as meaning they're ditching Lightning on the phone side.
I'm an iPhone user, but it would be fantastic if I just had one cable for all my devices. My MacBook and Switch are already there, it's just my iPhone and iPad...
Lol no. Other than being reversible, it is one of the most unnecessary cable protocols to exist. They are so prone to failing to work for no apparent reason, I've lost count how many times I've had to replace them. Heck, my mother's lightning cable literally stopped working yesterday, and she's someone who barely touches her electronics out of fear of breaking them.
The fact that USB-C exists and they even USE it in their other devices, Apple not supporting USB-C in their 2018 iOS devices is frankly ridiculous.
I was an Apple advocate for about a decade there, but they've made so many bone-headed decisions lately (with exception to their stances on privacy), it's hard to support Apple as a techie these days. Sticking with lightning can go on the list of mistakes I'll happily leave behind.
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Of course not. I'm talking about the current USB charger.
Ah. Yeah, but USB to USB-C cables are everywhere.
I can't understand why they didn't include this with the iPhone 8 and X. If you wanted fast charging you had to dish out for a 3rd party USB-C wall charger or pony up the absurdly high price for the Apple mac charger to get it.
??? Lightning is the exact opposite of universal: It is a ridiculous protocol that is exclusive to Apple for no reason other than for Apple to charge you ridiculous licensing costs for the same as what is effectively a reversible USB 2.0 cable.
USB-C has been built to be robust and applicable as a "universal" connection. It's reversible, able to transfer large amounts of data and display signal, able to QuickCharge, and is able to supply large amounts of power (even charging laptops!). Apple's mobile products are the biggest holdout on the new format. This is doubly absurd when their MacBooks ONLY support the new USB-C format!
USB-C is still compatible with USB-B though. The issue is Apple deciding to not ditch the Lightning connection itself.
Which charger/cord? I bought random ones on amazon when the iPhone 8 came out and hardly notice a difference, I've been meaning to replace them.
I have the USB-C to Lightning cable from the Apple Store.
And this charger : Anker USB Type-C with Power Delivery... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y427WT7?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
The A12 chips in the 2018 iPhones is also seeing a process node die shrink from 10nm FinFET to 7nm FinFET and only seeing fairly marginal speed increases if benchmarks appearing on the web are correct - in which case this could be the year Apple goes whole hog on fast charging and vastly improved battery life. Would be nice to see them make that jump (though FaceID speed will naturally improve with leaps and bounds as processing power gets better, and that'd be nice).
Folks bitch that the Macbook Pro doesn't have USB-A ports, and folks will now bitch that the iPhone can't connect to USB-A ports and charger.
And the bitching goes round and round.
And the bitching goes round and round.
i wanna live in a world where i can charge my iphone and macbook with the same cable
I really hope it helps data transfer speeds as well. My iTunes library took something like six to eight hours to transfer the other night after I downgraded back to iOS 11 from iOS 12. That shit used to be like an hour with firewire.
I doubt many people will complain that there's a lightning-to-USB-C cable in the box instead of a lightning-to-USB-A cable.
USB-C is still a mess for compatibility in 2018 (take a look at 3.5mm audio dongles or video over USB 3.x/C... heck, there are still cables on Amazon that will burn out your devices). Meanwhile, Lightning's been working great since 2012 and has a huge ecosystem along with backwards compatibility with the iPod 30-pin adapter.
At some point, it may make sense to switch over, but we've certainly not passed that point yet.
Awesome. Been living this life since iPhone X launch; it's a revelation. Pricey to start but fast charge brings the goods.
why would it not be able to do that? I doubt apple will lock out older USB-A to lightning chargers from charging the new iphones. the X and 8 can be charged by both usb-c and a.
they'd just not get one in the box.
You overestimate the intelligence and patience of the average customer.
Finger crossed that this is the case.
I'm planning on getting an iPhone this year, but battery life is definitely something I'll be keeping my eye on (I'll probably be getting the X2 Plus since the larger sizes usually have better battery).
I do genuinely hope they have more battery efficient processors, they could stand to not worry about boosting performance so much for a year or two honestly, the 8 and X are already pretty crazy for phones, I don't even know if any games max them out yet.
Also if we're getting iPad Pro updates roughly in tandem with the 2018 iPhones, I wouldn't be surprised to see the A12 and A12X debut at the same time, for what it's worth.
I have a charger block with USB C on the end that I bought for my Switch and my phone.
I carry it and a USB C to USB C cable in my bag and I love it, except... well, buses, taxis, and even random street kiosks in New York are increasingly getting USB A ports. So whenever I see a USB port I'm like, "Wow cool I can charge my phone in the middle of nowhere! Oh, wait, I have a USB C to USB C cable... Ugh!"
Maybe I should get an A to C adapter... Or hope that USB C ports appear in more places after charger blocks start adapting USB C...
I carry it and a USB C to USB C cable in my bag and I love it, except... well, buses, taxis, and even random street kiosks in New York are increasingly getting USB A ports. So whenever I see a USB port I'm like, "Wow cool I can charge my phone in the middle of nowhere! Oh, wait, I have a USB C to USB C cable... Ugh!"
Maybe I should get an A to C adapter... Or hope that USB C ports appear in more places after charger blocks start adapting USB C...
Assuming the iPhone itself still connects via Lightning, these should still work fine. They just won't have the rapid charging that the new USB-C ones do.Of course not. I'm talking about the current USB charger.
That said, Apple seriously should ditch Lightning though. USB-C is better, universal, and even their own MacBooks use it.
Yeh this is just gonna be Lightning to USB C lol. Which is good, but not groundbreaking nice.
I'm so tired of having Lightning cables die on me. I deal with it all the time. Such a shitty design cause it requires some of the fine prongs to enable a stable charge. Dirt/dust cause issues all the time. And yes, I worked at Apple as a tech specialist and dealt with these issues on a daily basis
I'm so tired of having Lightning cables die on me. I deal with it all the time. Such a shitty design cause it requires some of the fine prongs to enable a stable charge. Dirt/dust cause issues all the time. And yes, I worked at Apple as a tech specialist and dealt with these issues on a daily basis
Google Pixel. I had a iPhone 5S, cracked the screen right around the Pixel got announced, so I pre-ordered one. Had issues since I got the phone in the mail. Issues like phone calls not working even though I had plenty of service, and missing texts in group texts. As of late, performance has declined greatly. A few weeks ago my phone just locked up and did an auto-reboot when I tried to open Accuweather. I mainly miss iMessage though. 90% of my family and friends use iPhones, and I can't use group texting with my siblings anymore because I don't receive texts from my brother in the conversation. It's so frustrating.
Apple gets something like $4 in royalties for every device and accessory with a Lightning connector. With as much as they try to wring out of their customers, I can't see them abandoning that revenue stream anytime soon.
This is very good news
I have a feeling they will soon. (soon being a couple years). I think by then everything they make besides the iphone/ipad will be USB-C.
I have a feeling they will soon. (soon being a couple years). I think by then everything they make besides the iphone/ipad will be USB-C.
Curiously, is your brother using a very old version of iOS? Same happened with my sister, who is a bit of a technological luddite, never updates anything, declines every update, and fills her phone up with junk so she can't update anymore because she doesn't have storage space. So, while Apple fixed the old bug of iMessages going into the ether and never being delivered, if someone has an old iPhone with an old version of iOS on it (2+ years old IIRC), then the bug was never fixed. So even though iMessage has de-registered your number from it, your brother's phone can't accept that de-registration because his software is old.
Same happened with one of my sister's sending me texts. Of course, explaining to her that she's sending me text messages but Apple is not delivering them because her phone still thinks that I have iMessage was a lost cause. "I can send everybody else texts except for you because you don't have an iphone anymore." Eventually, she got a new phone with a (newer) iOS and, like magic, it worked again. BUt, of course, now she's still on an ancient version of iOS.
Yeah, and it's one of the reasons I'm never buying an iPhone. If they'd rather wring cash from me than go with the superior standard everyone is moving towards I'm not interested in their product.
No, my brother stays up to date with his iPhone. And I can text him just fine outside of this one group text that is just me and my siblings. I get texts from him in all the other group texts we are in, and I can text him individually. It's just this one group text we have with my siblings only. And he gets texts from me in that group text, I just never see his.
I also didn't run into this issue with my dad, who was using a very outdated version of iOS on his iPhone 5S. He recently upgraded to a 7 or something like that, and is on the current iOS build. But previously I didn't have issues texting him, and I think he was on iOS 8 or 9.
Man that's so weird and frustrating. IT's also such a difficult problem to reproduce and/or google to figure out.