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  • BMW says annual $80 CarPlay fee needed for ongoing testing & development

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    Fast chargers kill batteries. If Apple provided a fast charger "BatteryGate" would be front page news and customer satisfaction would drop.

    You know that they offer several "fast chargers" (their USB-C charges), specifically touting their benefits for the iPhone.  These are straight from the iPhone accessories page.

    The 18w Charger:
    The Apple 18W USB‑C Power Adapter offers fast, efficient charging at home, in the office, or on the go. While the power adapter is compatible with any USB‑C-enabled device, Apple recommends pairing it with the 11-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation) for optimal charging performance. You can also pair it with iPhone 8 or later to take advantage of the fast-charging feature.

    The USB-C to Lightning Cable:
    You can also use this cable with your Apple 29W, 30W, 61W, or 87W USB-C Power Adapter to charge your iOS device, and even take advantage of the fast-charging feature on select iPhone and iPad Pro models.

    The 30w charger:
    The Apple 30W USB‑C Power Adapter offers fast, efficient charging at home, in the office, or on the go. While the power adapter is compatible with any USB‑C–enabled device, Apple recommends pairing it with the 12-inch MacBook or the 13-inch MacBook Air with Retina display for optimal charging performance. You can also pair it with select iPhone and iPad Pro models to take advantage of the fast-charging feature. You can also pair it with iPhone 8 or later to take advantage of the fast-charging feature.

    Apple even describes fast charging support in article HT208137:

    Fast charge your iPhone

    Use fast charge with iPhone 8 or later. You can recharge your iPhone up to 50 percent battery in 30 minutes.*

    Fast charging gives you a quick and convenient way to recharge your iPhone 8 or later. Your iPhone fast charges up to 50 percent in 30 minutes when you use an Apple ISB-C to Lightning cable and one of these adapters:

    • Apple 18W, 29W, 30W, 61W, or 87W USB-C Power Adapter
    • A comparable third-party USB-C power adapter that supports USB Power Delivery (USB-PD)

    If you're not sure which Apple Power Adapter you have, check the wattage on the bottom of the adapter:

    * Testing conducted by Apple in August 2017 using preproduction iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus units and software, and in August 2018 using preproduction iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR units and software, with accessory Apple USB-C Power Adapters (18W Model A1720, 29W Model A1540, 30W Model A1882, 61W Model A1718, 87W Model A1719). Fast-charge testing conducted with drained iPhone units. Charge time varies with environmental factors; actual results will vary.

    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra

  • BMW says annual $80 CarPlay fee needed for ongoing testing & development

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    boltarus said:
    The idea that BMW will do continual testing and, presumably, updates is laughable. I spent a small fortune on options for my BMW to allow it to work wirelessly with my phone. The car's software was never updated once by BMW, and BMW indicated that the car was incompatible with any phone produced after the car. What IS likely to happen is that at some point BMW will abandon the subscription fees for models more than 3-5 years old, either because of "incompatibilities" or from lack of interest on their part. At which point I can promise you CarPlay will stop working for your car. No thanks.
    Newer BMW's equipped with iDrive 7 and higher are updated over the air, now.  And they do get updates.
    watto_cobra

  • BMW says annual $80 CarPlay fee needed for ongoing testing & development

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    bbh said:
    Read somewhere the options are $80 annually of $300 for 20 years. So.... add $300 to their already exorbitant prices and nobody buying BMW blinks. I have no idea what the global response will be, but I will not buy a BMW just because of this. I'm looking at a Porsche Macan S.
    Good luck with that - Porsche charges $360 for CarPlay in the Macan S.
    ctt_zhzroger73watto_cobra

  • Amazon now fastest-growing music service, outpacing Apple & Spotify

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    fastasleep said:
    ... what hardware?
    "Driven by inexpensive Alexa products, Amazon is adding customers at a faster rate than either Spotify or Apple Music —but still has a long way to go to catch up."
    FileMakerFellerwatto_cobra

  • 2019 iPhone said to be sticking with Lightning, keep 5W charger

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    StrangeDays said:
    mike1 said:
    Apple surely knows how people charge their phones as they collect data from almost every user. If they found that the majority of customers, the majority of the time charge their phones overnight, through other means, then they have no reason to include a more expensive charger as standard.
    Bingo. Techies on rumor sites always forget this, that fulfilling every use case is not Apple's goal... What works for most people most of the time, is.
    What works for most people?  Really?  Is that why they killed the CD-ROM drive?  Is that why all MacBook's and MacBook Pro's only come with USB-C ports (for at least three years)?
    MplsP