Of course people aren't using that silly cord Apple enclosed with the iPhone 12. They have nothing to plug it into. It was just a cruel joke Apple played onits customers.
Now, if they provided something (like a USB-C brick) to plug it into the story would be quite different with happy customers watching their phones charge from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes.
I am using the same Apple branded USB-C cord that came with my iPhone 11 Pro max with an Aukey 30W two port charger to charge my 12 Pro Max. I found it on sale on Amazon for $20.00. Great little 2 port charger that I would highly recommend. It's normally around $23.00 - $25.00.
I am hooked on how quickly these things charge. I have gotten burned
one too many times with a misplaced phone on a Qi wireless charger.
Prior to this I used iPad 12w USB-A chargers... which from what I have seen
is very comparable in charging speed to the previous Apple branded 18w USB-C charger.
I can't be the only person that bought an iPhone 12 that has an existing brick that can be used with the supplied, or previously supplied Lightning to USB-C cable? I have agreed with you previously that it's not ok to stop providing the brick for charging, but come on..
Remove the stickers? They barely take up space. Can’t possibly cost that much and it’s a great marketing tool. I can’t tell how many cars I see with that sticker on the rear window. Or on a book bag, water bottles, bicycles. Hell, I saw one once slapped over a Dell logo on a laptop once.
Those stickers are awful. I never know what to do with them. Anyone found a use for them?
I would start by re-reading the comment you commented on sir.
One major downside to removing the Lightning port from your phone: all of the CarPlay devices out there (without wireless CarPlay) are suddenly obsolete.
People hang on to their cars a LOT longer than their phones...
But every car with Apple CarPlay has Bluetooth so the upgrade to wireless CarPlay is just a software update issue that could actually be initiated on the Apple side of the situation. At least I think it’s possible.
No, wireless CarPlay requires WiFi, not bluetooth.
Even if it were possible, it would require every car maker to develop a firmware upgrade and then you'd have to get it installed. Not going to happen.
I don’t understand why Apple is pushing wireless charging? Wireless charging is one of the worst charging methods as a lot of energy is wasted. They shouldn’t allow the capability until that improves.
The amount of excess electricity used by wirelessly charging your phone for a year wouldn’t be enough to power your refrigerator for 5 minutes.
The difference is about 7 watt hours, from dead to full, apparently, so if you charged your phone only every other day, you would still be wasting an extra 1,277 watt hours per year. An average fridge uses 100-250 watts ( https://reductionrevolution.com.au/blogs/news-reviews/fridge-power-consumption ) so the annual wasted energy would be enough to power a fairly efficient fridge for over 12 hours.
The wasted energy of one full wireless charge from dead to full is almost enough to power a fridge for 5 minutes.
To balance the argument, you would need to calculate the energy wasted, building and shipping cables and chargers that people do not need. This would also include the energy wasted pulling materials out of the ground, manufacturing and shipping of components, and shipping the product. I would imagine this adds up to a lot of energy.
Then add in the energy wasted disposing of unwanted cables and chargers, plus the environmental cost of dumping them.
All those people commenting with drawers full of old cables etc. that you don’t need or use need to seriously consider returning them to the Apple store for recycling. Why do people keep old phones that they don’t use? Is it too difficult to sell or trade in when you buy a new phone?
You misunderstand what free means. There's always a cost with aviation. Not being charged an additional amount of money doesn't mean it's free, it just means the cost has already been included. Think of flying first class. You aren't giving an supplemental charge for alcoholic drinks the way coach is, but you're foolish if you think those drinks don't have an incurred charge as part of the cost of flying first class.
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Doesn't sound like something to celebrate like many here are doing,..
Even if it were possible, it would require every car maker to develop a firmware upgrade and then you'd have to get it installed. Not going to happen.
Yes - consumers are dumb enough to fall for it and keep shelling out money to Apple. Great for stockholders. Not great for consumers.
To balance the argument, you would need to calculate the energy wasted, building and shipping cables and chargers that people do not need. This would also include the energy wasted pulling materials out of the ground, manufacturing and shipping of components, and shipping the product. I would imagine this adds up to a lot of energy.
Then add in the energy wasted disposing of unwanted cables and chargers, plus the environmental cost of dumping them.