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Comment on Apple to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Cables to USB 2.0 Speeds: Report

Some people will always want wires to transfer data,

But that group of people is growing smaller and smaller with each year. I haven’t used a phone cable to transfer files once in the last 8 years. Phones just sync to cloud.

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BURN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Same. I think the last time I used a cable to transfer data onto my phone was iTunes syncing my iPhone 5s music. Once I moved to Spotify I never needed to sync again.

It’s not the use case of everyone, but I’d bet the majority of iPhone users haven’t used a data transfer in years

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hackitfast@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I mean yeah I barely use cables to transfer data, but there are times I need to plug it in to back up files. The Pixel 7 Pro is also a bar of soap and slides off of my wireless charger, so it’s more reliable for me to use a USB-C cable. I also like having the phone next to me in bed, and so I use a USB-C cable.

It just seems odd to remove something that is so reliable, even if only to have as a backup method. It would only make sense to remove it if wireless chargers are the dominant form of charging devices, especially in a portable manner.

Having a port also enables things like game controllers and wired headphones, if the user chooses to do something like that.

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- Bimbleby@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  About the sliding phone, Apple has proposed a magnetic solution to that.
  
  Haven’t tried it, but seems to solve that specific issue.
  
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  - hackitfast@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    In this case I just have a case on my phone which stops it from sliding. But generally I do like having phones without cases on them.
    
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lud@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I suspect cables are used more on Android because its filesystem is open so you can basically use an Android as a flash drive, which is very convenient at times.

Also since Androids in general have a way faster wired connection, it’s more likely to be used for that.

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Noodle07@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yeah same, if I need a transfer I use gdrive

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- HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I don’t, for privacy reasons. I use either cable or drop.lol
  
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