We all remember the outcry caused by manufacturers who one day decided to remove the jack port from their new devices. An aberration for a majority of consumers, who are then forced to use an additional accessory to listen to their music if they do not have wireless headphones of the typeAirPods. Worse still, sometimes you even have to pay more money to afford an extra cable.
If the pill is more or less gone now, there is a chance that the subject is far from being closed. Indeed, analysts assume that models ofiPhonesupposed to be released in 2021, i.e. after the12, coulddo without wired connectivity. Quite simply…
Harmful consequences
If you are an aficionado of the products marketed by Tim Cook's company, this announcement may make you jump. Indeed, there is a strong chance that certain very specific uses will be lastingly impacted by such a change. Starting withCarPlay.
Now free on BMW, this operating system is the result of the collaboration between Apple and automobile manufacturers allowing the mirroring of iOS applications on dashboards. Except that it is most often supported by asynchronization via lighting cableconnecting to the driver's smartphone.
Likewise, charging the iPhone battery happens much faster this way than via contactless, induction, and Qi methods. However, for the rest, whether it is OTA updates, pairing to a Mac or data transfer via AirDrop, most existing solutions allow you togo without wire.
On the other hand, you will always have to run in search of a compatible station: hello the hassles on the move, which could be saved... By simpleUSB-C, already present on the latest MacBook Pro and iPad Pro.
