you'll have to buy a "dock" with a USB C port if you want to charge it on the go. Carplay will be a Bluetooth connection going forward.
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Kuo: Apple to Launch 'Completely Wireless' iPhone Without Lightning Connector and 'iPhone SE 2 Plus' With Touch ID Power Button in 2021
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The good news is that BMW now offers CarPlay for "free" ...
I don't mind Wireless but no I do like to plug in my devices for Syncing, CarPlay in my family's Subaru Forester etc.... Complete Wireless is a big no no to me.
Many potential issues in my view but probably can be solved until that change happens
- If you have a lightning cable you can basically charge your phone anywhere you have a USB port (even on newer iPhones with USB-C since the lighting cable going into the phone is the same). That is much easier than carrying a wireless charger all the time
- I hate connecting my phone on my car via Bluetooth. When connecting via lightning cable to the USB on the car the sound quality is much better and it also charges my phone
- At least on cars I have driven with Car Play you need to physically plug your phone into the car for that to work
- The lightning port on the phone is still used by many to connect non wireless headsets
Thus, not having a port on the phone will bring a lot of inconvenience to many people.
- If you have a lightning cable you can basically charge your phone anywhere you have a USB port (even on newer iPhones with USB-C since the lighting cable going into the phone is the same). That is much easier than carrying a wireless charger all the time
- I hate connecting my phone on my car via Bluetooth. When connecting via lightning cable to the USB on the car the sound quality is much better and it also charges my phone
- At least on cars I have driven with Car Play you need to physically plug your phone into the car for that to work
- The lightning port on the phone is still used by many to connect non wireless headsets
Thus, not having a port on the phone will bring a lot of inconvenience to many people.
Yeah. They put so much effort into their cameras and this would hamstring video shooting. Wireless mikes ... no.
I hope they don’t go completely wireless until wireless CarPlay is more widely available.
The "port" being useless to the average consumer, because neither the cable nor software required isnt available to the end user.
The only way I see this happening, if they make a variation of the "smart connector" like on the iPads, where magnetically attached accessories can be connected, including a sync/charge cable.
Stupid idea unless they’ve created a wireless charging pod of some sort that charges my phone wirelessly over the air.
I still use my phone when it’s charging with a cable, can’t do that if there’s no port.
I still use my phone when it’s charging with a cable, can’t do that if there’s no port.
Not having a charging port will not work for me. When at an airport or traveling by plane or train I need to be able to plug in to charge. I need a charging port, not wireless charging.
wifi direct, the thing in your car is just a display, needs bandwidth Bluetooth hasn't.
Well, that's a problem for Apple. They need to force every iPhone owner to by AirPods. Their revenues have stagnated.
What I find interesting is that there are very few benefits to a portless phone. The only one I can think of is increased water resistance, but I feel that we're already at an acceptable amount of resistance. The lightning port isn't very large and doesn't take up that much space inside of the phone. White simply, the pros do not outweigh the cons. I think it would look very nice visually, but I can't imagine the consumer benefits from a device without a port.
Another thing that's not spoken about here...if Apple is looking to remove the lightning port, are they also looking to remove the power button, volume buttons, and volume on/off switch? If so, count me out, at least for a year or two while we all learn to live in this brave new world.
Another thing that's not spoken about here...if Apple is looking to remove the lightning port, are they also looking to remove the power button, volume buttons, and volume on/off switch? If so, count me out, at least for a year or two while we all learn to live in this brave new world.
Honestly, the only legit reason that I can think of for Apple moving towards a portless iPhone is to block jailbreaking / hacking.
If you just go by the photo "without lightning" could just mean they're finally moving to USB-C on the highest spec'd phone. It really doesn't make sense to get rid of a port, not just for power, but for data transfer. I'm not airdropping 4K footage to my ipad. That's going to take forever, ain't nobody got time for that.
No. The article clearly states Kuo's prediction that the LACK OF PORT means even USB-C will be completely absent. No Lightning. No USB-C. No cables. No ports. Just all wireless.
It's a wild prediction. Like what happens when you need to charge your iPhone in the airport or plane?
Basically everyone without a BMW would have their CarPlay rendered useless. I don’t really buy this rumor. I could see USB-C and I’d welcome it at this point, but I can’t see an iPhone without a port working in 2021. Wireless charging is still much too slow as well. That’s a swing and a miss that early. This is the kind of form over function crap I thought and still hope will go away without Jony Ive. There’s no benefit to killing the port altogether; it’s not a feature. It literally will just be a huge inconvenience and make life more difficult for most users.
When they are about to die, look on your phone for which one is closer to dead. Pop that one out and put it in the case for 5-10 minutes while you keep talking with the other earbud in, then swap them. I've done that for some calls where mine run dead and it seems to work just fine.