I think 5 or 10 years down the road people look back at plugging in wires to charge like some of us who have been around for a while look back at the first cell phones or hooking your 2400 Baut modem up to a phone line and connecting your computer to it via a serial cable. I doubt it has to do with courage whether Apple adopts wireless charging, but in typical Apple fashion they may not be the quickest at implementing a particular technology, but when they do there is a good chance it will be superior to what is out there because they have spent years and millions or billions on R&D and/or acquiring the expertise for it from some existing company. I would almost be surprised if the 10th anniversary iPhone next September (or maybe they'll release it in June to celebrate the release of the original model) wouldn't have wireless charging.
Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Liz Pekler Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 1:15 AM To: VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Wireless Charging Comments? Hi Alan, It think Apple has yet to develop a device ready and capable of wireless charging. Though the Airpods is a good start (basically just cutting and letting go of the wires). I believe they are really considering wireless charging technology but one step at a time. Imagine being able to add just an hour (and where will it take you) in their battery capability. Also, some small companies are benefiting from their slow pace actions on this technology. I've been using Bezalel Latitue<http://bezalel.co/products/latitude-iphone-universal-wireless-charging-case> just to compensate with their lack of leap of faith in the technology. And believe it or not but the said company is in the works for a wireless charging case for iPhone 7. Meaning they are being tipped that in the not so distant future we are still expecting iPhone that doesn't have this kind of technology. Again, I'm crossing my fingers. Hopefully Apple will have the courage to explore that technology. Thanks for opening this discussion. On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 11:24:53 PM UTC+8, Alan Lemly wrote: With the elimination of the headphone jack on the iPhone 7 and its implications for those of us who listen and charge via wires, I'm looking for comments on wireless charging. I understand that how this is ultimately implemented by Apple is speculation but I'm curious at what others think. My understanding that wireless charging in the Android world with the Samsung devices requires use of a charging pad. If that is correct, it seems to me that such a configuration requires hauling around more than a AC adapter plug and a lightning cable as I currently do when traveling in order to charge my iPhone. Is my understanding correct regarding what is currently existing in the wireless charging world? Do those who keep beating the wireless charging drum expect that Apple will come out with an iDevice that has wireless charging built in by tapping a button or flipping a switch? This seems unlikely to me and having to carry around a charging pad or however Apple implements this seems more inconvenient than carrying around a small lightning cable and charging adapter as I currently do. As I said at the beginning, I know this is speculation and that I know very little about it which is why I'm seeking comments from those on the list who know much more about this topic than I. Thanks in advance for your comments. Alan Lemly -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com<mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
