dangermouse2

r00fus1 said:

mactodd said:

You didn't mention charging while listening. That's the biggest drawback to using Lightning headphones. Or wireless ones which need to be charged. You give up the functionality of listening on long trips, in a car, plane, train, etc. That's a step back.  At least without third party dongles. Apple should have introduced wireless charging first, so you could listen while staying charged.

I agree. This is my only concern re: lightning headphones. I currently use my earpods and only my earpods on my iPhone6 (yes, I'm not an audiophile though I have sensitive enough hearing on a quiet night to hear tungsten step-down energy states on a cooling incandescent - actually I "see" it if I close my eyes). However, I also listen while driving using my headphones (I have a 12 year old car, and it won't die any time soon) - and I often have a low charge when I get in the car. I fear I'm going to start hating my drive if it forces me to choose between charging vs. listening. I tried BT headphones, they were really cool, but I kept getting neck aches and headaches, so I stopped. Apple, for gawdsakes, PLEASE fix this. The belkin "solution" is not at all elegant and it's frustrating I have to shell out another $40.

But your car is 12 (TWELVE!) years old. How old is that in technology terms? That's when they released the iPod mini with it's 4GB HD. It's 3 years before the iPhone existed. Apple don't even support their OWN stuff that's that old. It can be reasonable to keep something (like a car you like or a table) that old, but to ask Apple to shackle themselves to it? Sorry, everyone's phone must be fatter or less waterproof or have less camera abilities because a few people want to connect to their car that was made when phones were phones and nothing more? I am sure whatever they add or subtract, whenever they do it, SOME people will be inconvenienced. That is unavoidable unless we all go about in horse drawn carriages and send letters to each other. The question is only ever the timing and HOW MANY people do you leave behind to carry the rest forward.

The feature works without using the phone for directions. I don't use my phone for directions and it (iOS 10) always knows where I parked without ANY intervention or even use of the phone.

"Apple still insists on inserting itself between developers and their customers, which means developers will continue to lack visibility into why customers churn"

Your attitude expressed in the question contains your answer, dumbass. 

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