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Forget about USB-C on an iPhone — NEVER going to happen
Many Apple products embrace USB-C ports, but don’t count on USB-C coming to the iPhone. Get ready for a portless, MagSafe future.
Many Apple products embrace USB-C ports, but don’t count on USB-C coming to the iPhone. Get ready for a portless, MagSafe future.
Night Shift
October 25, 2020 at 11:21 pm
Charging iphone via wi-fi is a real feature. “true wireles charging”
Daniel Sutorius
October 25, 2020 at 11:22 pm
A big slap in the face for iPhone users.
bernie-beltran munoz
October 25, 2020 at 11:26 pm
Girl !!! How u been !! 😱😱😱😱
白の丸
October 25, 2020 at 11:35 pm
Okay, what if I need to transfer files from my iPad to my iPhone through wired connectio— OH…
Airdrop 💀
pantsuck11
October 25, 2020 at 11:36 pm
Dear Cnet,
just admit magsaf charging on the iphone 12 was dumb and only done to sell accessories. Apple ALREADY admitted that the magsafe charge WILL damage cases long term.
When has a company layed out so many negatives on a product release?
Aditya Hernawan
October 25, 2020 at 11:51 pm
Apple will give its customers everything, but options.
Raymond Lee
October 25, 2020 at 11:54 pm
My dongle is really good thank you
Matt Terrell
October 25, 2020 at 11:54 pm
But Magsafe isn’t wireless !
Rinus Henriquez
October 25, 2020 at 11:54 pm
USB C never never gonna happen on iPhone!!! next year, portless iPhones!!!
Alexander Samson
October 26, 2020 at 12:09 am
Oh, I thought iPhone did it first
Reza Sadr
October 26, 2020 at 12:19 am
Which is great. USB-C has a terrible wiggling issue. I have both an iPhone and Google Pixel Phone due to my work and I hate the wiggle in USB-C, especially on mobile phones.
ToxicGamer3000
October 26, 2020 at 12:25 am
Apple: we don’t want use usb type C because we want to reduce e-waste
Also apple: we’re removing ports so you can throw away your old cables
Video Biker
October 26, 2020 at 12:26 am
You’re the best!! Thank you!!
Ron Ron
October 26, 2020 at 12:34 am
but do they gonna transfer data via MagSafe?
impendio
October 26, 2020 at 12:39 am
I’m an Apple sheep and even I can say that they are a bunch of hypocrites. We don’t need four categories of iPad with 5 (7?) different size ranges, we don’t need two different 13in laptops (with a 12.9in tablet+keyboard that is totally not a 2-in-1 laptop in disguise), we don’t need 5 new phones in one year with two older models apparently still in production and we don’t need three different smart watches with 3 different material finishes with or without older processors and/or form factors still in production. Apple honestly needs to massively streamline their product offering, offer better serviceability on their devices, Airpods batteries are literally imposible to repair even if the drivers and chips are still perfectly useable. Everyone coming from a non-11 Pro has to buy new bricks for the in-box cable or magsafe and that would imply that you are replacing a phone with a massively over designed SoC with 6 years of software support after just one year? Otherwise you are looking at using your puny 5W charger in 2020 for your $829 phone.
I personally suffer from severe upgrade anxiety because we keep getting new products that just make older ones obsolete, some not even a year in between, with some features apparently designed with futureproofing in mind but others not at all? Why didn’t the 2020 iPad Pro or the iPad Air get U1 chips inside if the master plan with LiDAR, AirTags and possibly Apple Glasses next year or so will probably require having all those pieces to the puzzle? What’s the point of pushing 5G with Qualcomm modems so hard when they are evidently pushing their own modem manufacture for future products, especially when theirs will probably be much more energy efficient or built in with positioning chips or whatnot. Why release a 2020 iPad Pro that is virtually identical to the 2018 one just to outspec it 6 months later by a product $200 cheaper and why release literally ANY mac when they know they’ll make intel compatibility obsolete in three years??
It’s all truly frustrating to say the least…
Krells 10
October 26, 2020 at 12:42 am
Next iphone price:
Iphone box, $400
Battery, $350
Iphone, $800
Charger, $150
Apple: Gotta save the environment!
Sandy BoleYT
October 26, 2020 at 12:44 am
I’d like to point out
The only reason is, is that they get TONS of money from proprietary money from lighting
Not Sure
October 26, 2020 at 12:45 am
No worries…I would never buy an IPhone
Kaka Angrika
October 26, 2020 at 12:53 am
how are we going to back up on our computer if there will be no port? iCloud? what if everyone has no high upload internet speed? I don’t think apple would sacrifice that
roy yuzar
October 26, 2020 at 12:54 am
What is this wireless all about? They still wire for sure
Francis Gabriel L Abordo
October 26, 2020 at 1:06 am
Simple reason: MONEY MONEY MONEY
Coda Russell
October 26, 2020 at 1:15 am
What about all the cars that use apple car play? Do they expect people to get new cars too? Is there even such a thing as wireless apple car play?
RealityCheck18
October 26, 2020 at 1:19 am
Apple apple.. why not switch to usb type c and include a lightning to type c adapter in the box. Users can continue using their current lightning cable to charge their device, and later when the cable breaks (which it will in less than an year), they can get a type c cable.. no massive e waste generated and enables 1 cable in future again reducing e waste…
Massappeal
October 26, 2020 at 1:24 am
I mean even a wireless chargers have to plug into something nothing is ever going to be wireless when they come out with this wireless phone your going to need a wireless charger for your car and home 🤨
Sunbum Kim
October 26, 2020 at 1:25 am
But Apple already made huge e waste with iPads by changing all their iPads to USB C to begin with so Apple already screwed that one up!
2112Spirit
October 26, 2020 at 1:31 pm
What’s an iPhone ?
besttech10
October 26, 2020 at 1:50 pm
A magsafe charger is more wasteful than a lightning cable. Just because you rest the phone on it instead of plugging it in, doesn’t really change much.
Trey Perry
October 26, 2020 at 1:54 pm
You also forgot about money lol
Xposed
October 26, 2020 at 2:00 pm
its too early for that especially for iphone, imagine if u want to transfer data on PC will mag safe do that? if u say u can transfer via wifi to your pc then its a big problem as not all pcs have wifi especially desktop, apple just making people buy 2more accessories i don’t think its about environment rather its about how to make money, also mag safe need to be 3x fast to charge. i agree with your review about this but happening at least for now .its too early
_RL _
October 26, 2020 at 2:14 pm
Cnet has been really impressive with these recent videos
Faride Ladak
October 26, 2020 at 2:27 pm
I agree that it does not quite add up with the environmentally responsible psycho babble. No adapter or headphones in the box just added more $$$ In Apple’s coffers.
Zach Carmichael
October 26, 2020 at 2:28 pm
It’ll happen next year.
Oshea321
October 26, 2020 at 2:33 pm
wpw she back or back back
chelsea7xhf
October 26, 2020 at 2:43 pm
All companies talk about sustainability is an excuse to charge you more money. By the end of the day, customer is the one paying for the initiative
George Snider
October 26, 2020 at 2:52 pm
I like the idea that Apple is moving towards wireless.
BeautyHunter1986
October 26, 2020 at 3:23 pm
People dies making the iPhone.
Shiva Sundar
October 26, 2020 at 3:30 pm
Why is her hands so big? 😅🤔
J Kennel Puppies
October 26, 2020 at 3:47 pm
She’s lovely 😍☺️💕❤️
TikyCZ
October 26, 2020 at 4:16 pm
Man I would like to have lightning on iPhone for at least 5 years
vsc94
October 26, 2020 at 4:33 pm
Apple just uses tons of money on advertising to tell you “this is the best thing ever!”
They ought to instead provide MagSafe in the box,with earphones as well. Then I would probably say “Best company ever!”
Camera Wheel
October 26, 2020 at 4:52 pm
just buy an android —end of story
Zinga Lala
October 26, 2020 at 5:58 pm
Mag safe is the beginning of the ending of mobility.Phones these days are already taller than myprick and imagine carrying around a circular not so thin object that requires a power adapter.All sheeps, hail apple.
Christian
October 26, 2020 at 6:17 pm
This is EASILY one of the BEST and most entertaining video from CNET I’ve seen!
JMUGA
October 26, 2020 at 7:06 pm
I LOVE USB-C BUT SADLY WE CANT GET WHAT WE WANT 😢😢😢😢
kingboy
October 26, 2020 at 8:43 pm
I hope the European Union doesn’t let them get away with it 😂
Agni Banerjee
October 26, 2020 at 9:34 pm
Apple will give us thunderbolt once they crack the apple silicon. MagSafe cannot transfer data. Please don’t make silly theories CNET. Videos like these make fake news.
Kish Baby
October 26, 2020 at 9:43 pm
The lightning port is better and more durable for a mobile device! Why ditch a perfectly refined and implemented product. Anywhere you go you will find a lightning charging cable, I would argue lightning is more widespread than USB-C. Really hope Apple sticks with it on phones forever
mike m
October 26, 2020 at 11:48 pm
Apple Will Always
Get The Credit For Doing
Something Even If
Not First
Jason deberardinis
October 27, 2020 at 12:36 am
bouta invest in bulk order of usb-c ports. gonna make me millions. trust the system. Life Time Electro comin in hot
Hien Truong
October 27, 2020 at 12:45 am
If there’s no port in the iPhone, what about data transfer and Apple CarPlay? Wireless data transfer is slow and not all car manufacturers have wireless CarPlay.
jeetendra jadhav
October 27, 2020 at 12:45 pm
This is the questions need to be asked to apple. For making everything complex instead of simple. It was its foolish decision to ditch headphone Jack and now not supporting USB – C type port in iPhone.
Gursimrat
October 27, 2020 at 12:49 pm
Never going to buy iPhone
Golivewiththis
October 27, 2020 at 2:02 pm
So to use the word ‘never’ when talking tech is prob not a good idea 😆
Sindhu Partomo
October 27, 2020 at 2:18 pm
Perfect amount of everything in this video. Eloquence, sarcasm.. *chef’s kiss
Federal Monkey Reserve
October 27, 2020 at 2:26 pm
Simping urges rising.
Carlos Oliva
October 27, 2020 at 3:14 pm
I just wish everything would be wireless not only the iPhone but if the iPhone become wireless charging only it must charge quicker because is too slow to charge it takes the whole night to fully charge that’s why I stop using wireless charging but it would be more nice and cleaner with no cables
michael robbins
October 27, 2020 at 3:41 pm
You are sooo funny!!! love this video— great humor, more pleasee!!!!!
Adrees Mukhtar
October 27, 2020 at 3:44 pm
Isn’t wireless super inefficient [compared to direct charging] which will increase electricity consumption which is terrible for the environment?
purspike
October 27, 2020 at 4:26 pm
I can see a future where the magsafe charging points are installed in daily items or furniture, in a non-ugly way. This way, Apple can license the magsafe charging tech to any lifestyle product that wants to keep Apple consumers happy. Apple will earn way more in this way and bypass the USB-C requirement.
PeterR126
October 27, 2020 at 4:44 pm
The iPhone is a status symbol. It means you can afford it. People will buy it just for that.
And the Apple watch. If it was cheap, they would not be interested.
Hewlett
October 27, 2020 at 6:54 pm
This woman should make more videos. She’s so good at her job.
Josephoenix
October 27, 2020 at 7:16 pm
And that is why I’m switching to android. Thanks apple you’ve freed me from your iOS ecosystem.
Sasquatch
October 27, 2020 at 7:24 pm
Bold move by Apple.. these complaining people are gonna cry either way. But apple is on the right track..
Far3oan
October 27, 2020 at 7:48 pm
Wireless tech still not that efficient so it will the most stupid move they can do to customers
Peace
October 27, 2020 at 8:12 pm
Apple: The most innovative thief ever
JC B
October 27, 2020 at 8:17 pm
I love the all-wireless world Idea, qi is just a better alternative than ugly cheap cable and worse DONGLES. My only concern is the ability of qi to reliably transmit data. But that said Wifi-6 and 5G are becoming better alternatives than OPTICAL FIBER so, we may not need to develop better cables for small appliances devices in the future. Also, USB-C is nice for screens and heavy data stuff, but honestly, it sucks so much it is less durable than the classic USB port 😐 ? like can it wear even faster LOL
PadeJuan
October 27, 2020 at 8:58 pm
So you’re telling me Apple is gonna steal my wallet?? Ya I saw it coming
Claude Crevecoeur
October 27, 2020 at 9:01 pm
Apple wants to make more money on accessories 😤😤😤
Bangkok Monologue
October 27, 2020 at 9:05 pm
Finally, someone talks about this scam covered in environmentally friendly BS
unboxingspree2020 Zheng
October 27, 2020 at 9:31 pm
Iphone wants to remain exclusive
Rishabh Rastogi
October 27, 2020 at 10:17 pm
Man how pretty you are!
Maks
October 27, 2020 at 10:27 pm
Its bad for the environment so after apple removed chargers and earphones they may decide to remove phones from the box
fuchow fried rice
October 27, 2020 at 11:37 pm
apple: this year we put USB C ……on the cable……….hahahaha
Rey Lavandera
October 28, 2020 at 12:31 am
If apple moves to a wireless iPhone, how are we gonna sync to computers ?
Roger Todd
October 28, 2020 at 12:47 am
Passing on iPhone 12. No USB-C.
Will wait on iPhone 13.