Leaker yeux1122 says that Apple Store staff have been told to make sure iPhone 15 buyers know about the change…
If theyre in the apple ecosystem, they already have apple products that charge with USB-C.
not an apple user myself, by my cousin is stoked he doesnt have to carry extra cables to charge his phone as he already carries his Macbook charger with him. Doesnt apply to magsafe ones for obvious reasons
The magsafe ones still use USB-C on the charger side, and you are not required to use the magsafe cable, so honestly just bringing the charger and a C-to-C cable will charge both the phone and the laptop.
How do people even use the magsafe cables? Not a mac user, but I initially liked the idea - so I got some cables and port inserts which pretty much look like the apple variant. I stopped using it after killing a charger by shorting it out with some metal particles trapped by the magnet, and noticing that all cables started collecting small metal particles when used outside of a sterile environment.
My current laptop has a MagSafe, and I had laptops from before they had switched to usb c charging and I have never had that problem.
Do you work in a metal shop?
Do you work in a metal shop?
Not that I’m aware of.
I’m not sure, I can only reply anecdotally that I have used Apple laptops with mag safe connectors for many years and never had a problem with metal getting stuck in there and shorting stuff out.
I think I remember a post from a few years back where someone was having problems charging and found a used staple stuck in there, but I don’t think it has been a wide spread problem.
Wait, did all cables collect metal particles all the time, or did the MagSafe charger change that so it suddenly started doing that to every charger you own?
The MagSafe ones can still charge over USB-C if you want to, using MagSafe is optional. I never bring the MagSafe cable when I travel and just use regular USB-C cables.
Apple doesn’t tell its store employees SHIT. We were on MacRumors and streaming the keynotes so we wouldn’t be blindsided. I really doubt they were told this.
“Landfill” Wouldn’t it be best if you donate a cable or something if its in a good enough condition?
Better than just tossing it out, especially if some people don’t upgrade every single release and would still like a cable.
Ya that’s dumb asf, especially if it’s just to charge the phone which the majority of people only need it for that.
Problem solved, I have usb c to lightning adaptor too anyone needs to borrow my cable to charge I can use it and so can they
You mean the “re-use” part of reduce, re-use, recycle? Well no it’s not profitable you see
Not from Apple’s point of view. They want you to buy their latest and greatest, not some used device. They just tolerate that market to push adoption.
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those are getting changed to usb c as well
If you buy new AirPods or a new AirPods case
Obviously
MagSafe Charging. I haven’t used my phone or air pods plugs in months (except for my car that still needs wired CarPlay)
Previous iphone models are not gonna disappear over night, and there are hundreds of millions of them out there. People are still using iphone 6 and 7 till this day. Lightning cables and accessories are still gonna be made and sold for years to come.
Right? All my old phones go to my wife, and her old phones go to the in-laws, etc etc. The cables can be handed over along with the phone.
I’ll probably buy one or two of the lightning usb-c adapters to use for a while to allow charging when travelling without extra cables.
What’s that Apple?
Bark bark bark
You pushed USBC down the well?
Staff will advise them that the box includes a USB-C to USB-C cable, but not a charging brick, so they may need to buy one …
Wow big if true.
They stopped including a charger a few iPhones ago. At least they can just buy USB C to A cables if they have USB A chargers, and those cables are going to be cheap, unlike apples cables.
I was being sarcastic. Apple reminds customers old power bricks nay not work with new cables is kind of a non story.
The semi old power bricks will work though since they are USB C out.
