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As far as I'm aware, Apple has never removed hardware functionality on a future generation of that iOS device. I would expect the iPhone 7, 7S, 8, etc to all ha

by kylec 11y ago

As far as I'm aware, Apple has never removed hardware functionality on a future generation of that iOS device. I would expect the iPhone 7, 7S, 8, etc to all have 3D Touch. Now, whether they continue to integrate it into more places in the OS will remain to be seen.

knodi123 11y ago
except headphone jacks
- kylec 11y ago
  That will remain to be seen. Every iPhone, iPad, and Mac Apple is selling right now has a headphone jack.
- cm2187 11y ago
  or the 30-pin dock-connector
  - kylec 11y ago
    I don't think this counts, as the Lightning connector retained the same functionality as the 30-pin connector. Sure, you can't connect old 30-pin cables or accessories without an adapter, but no functionality was lost.
    - cm2187 11y ago
      One could say the same of the audio jack
      - kylec 11y ago
        There's a subtle distinction though - the 30-pin connector and the Lightning connector can only be used to connect to or from an iOS device. If Apple removed the headphone jack and encouraged people to buy Lighting headphones instead, those headphones could not be used to connect to anything else other than an iOS device, and you would not be able to use any of the headphones that use the standard connector on the new device. Basically, the 30-pin to Lightning changeover swapped one proprietary port for another, and did not change any of the potential use cases for that connector.
frandroid 11y ago
The floppy drive, the DVD drive, the Ethernet port, the MagSafe port...
- kylec 11y ago
  Fair enough, I should have specified "iOS device". Though I would argue that the MagSafe change doesn't count as it still retains the same functionality, it's just a different form factor.
  - namiller2 11y ago
    MagSafe has been removed from the new 12" Macbooks.
    - frandroid 11y ago
      He's saying that USB 3 charging counts as the same functionality, which is a fair point that I had thought about but I thought I'd throw it in the mix anyway. :)
- threeseed 11y ago
  Great examples. Most of which were removed with the introduction of the iMac and Steve Jobs rejoining the company. That said floppy drive was available for 14 years (128K->iMac) so that should give you some idea of the commitment Apple has to keeping technologies in place.

by kylec 11y ago

knodi123 11y ago

except headphone jacks

kylec 11y ago
That will remain to be seen. Every iPhone, iPad, and Mac Apple is selling right now has a headphone jack.
cm2187 11y ago
or the 30-pin dock-connector
- kylec 11y ago
  I don't think this counts, as the Lightning connector retained the same functionality as the 30-pin connector. Sure, you can't connect old 30-pin cables or accessories without an adapter, but no functionality was lost.
  - cm2187 11y ago
    One could say the same of the audio jack
    - kylec 11y ago
      There's a subtle distinction though - the 30-pin connector and the Lightning connector can only be used to connect to or from an iOS device. If Apple removed the headphone jack and encouraged people to buy Lighting headphones instead, those headphones could not be used to connect to anything else other than an iOS device, and you would not be able to use any of the headphones that use the standard connector on the new device. Basically, the 30-pin to Lightning changeover swapped one proprietary port for another, and did not change any of the potential use cases for that connector.

frandroid 11y ago

The floppy drive, the DVD drive, the Ethernet port, the MagSafe port...

kylec 11y ago
Fair enough, I should have specified "iOS device". Though I would argue that the MagSafe change doesn't count as it still retains the same functionality, it's just a different form factor.
- namiller2 11y ago
  MagSafe has been removed from the new 12" Macbooks.
  - frandroid 11y ago
    He's saying that USB 3 charging counts as the same functionality, which is a fair point that I had thought about but I thought I'd throw it in the mix anyway. :)
threeseed 11y ago
Great examples. Most of which were removed with the introduction of the iMac and Steve Jobs rejoining the company. That said floppy drive was available for 14 years (128K->iMac) so that should give you some idea of the commitment Apple has to keeping technologies in place.