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I agree that it would be nice if everything were USB-C, including my 2019 iPhone XS, which I connect to my 2017 MBP with a third-party adapter.

auggierose 7y ago
You could just use a lightning to usb-c Apple-cable instead ... No need for an adapter.
- joshklein 7y ago
  If Apple had provided me the cables to connect the current generation of their two products to each other, I would use them.
  - auggierose 7y ago
    It seems that Apple's hand-holding doesn't go far enough for some customers :-)
    - joshklein 7y ago
      I’m not sure you understand. Shouldn’t the people who want to plug their new iPhone into their new laptop be less inconvenienced when those products are all from Apple, not more inconvenienced? People with modern Thinkpads could use their iPhone out of the box while those with MBPs could not. If Apple can’t be bothered, what a strange thing to blame me for.
      - auggierose 7y ago
        I don't blame anyone. I just find you amusing.
  - heartbreak 7y ago
    The current generation "Pro" line iPhones ship with lightning to USB C cables that connect to the current generation "Pro" line MacBooks.
  - wil421 7y ago
    Read my other comment. They do ship USB C to lightning cables on the newest iPhones. Things change. I still have FireWire cables and external drive enclosures.
  - rauchp 7y ago
    The new AirPods Pro come with lightning to USB-C. If the new phones aren't USB-C, they'll definitely have USB-C to lightning at least. Although realistically it'll be USB-C to USB-C (see iPad Pro)
wil421 7y ago
My wife just got an iPhone Pro Max. The cable was a lightning to USB C cable and the charger has a USB C port only. I’d bet money Apple will move to USB C iPhones at some point. HN would go crazy considering all the negativity around any Apple announcement.
jaywalk 7y ago
I agree with the ridiculousness of it all, but to be fair, there is no such thing as a 2019 iPhone XS. It's a 2018 iPhone XS regardless of when it was purchased or manufactured, although that honestly just makes your situation even more ridiculous.

auggierose 7y ago

You could just use a lightning to usb-c Apple-cable instead ... No need for an adapter.

joshklein 7y ago
If Apple had provided me the cables to connect the current generation of their two products to each other, I would use them.
- auggierose 7y ago
  It seems that Apple's hand-holding doesn't go far enough for some customers :-)
  - joshklein 7y ago
    I’m not sure you understand. Shouldn’t the people who want to plug their new iPhone into their new laptop be less inconvenienced when those products are all from Apple, not more inconvenienced? People with modern Thinkpads could use their iPhone out of the box while those with MBPs could not. If Apple can’t be bothered, what a strange thing to blame me for.
    - auggierose 7y ago
      I don't blame anyone. I just find you amusing.
- heartbreak 7y ago
  The current generation "Pro" line iPhones ship with lightning to USB C cables that connect to the current generation "Pro" line MacBooks.
- wil421 7y ago
  Read my other comment. They do ship USB C to lightning cables on the newest iPhones. Things change. I still have FireWire cables and external drive enclosures.
- rauchp 7y ago
  The new AirPods Pro come with lightning to USB-C. If the new phones aren't USB-C, they'll definitely have USB-C to lightning at least. Although realistically it'll be USB-C to USB-C (see iPad Pro)

wil421 7y ago

My wife just got an iPhone Pro Max. The cable was a lightning to USB C cable and the charger has a USB C port only. I’d bet money Apple will move to USB C iPhones at some point. HN would go crazy considering all the negativity around any Apple announcement.

jaywalk 7y ago

I agree with the ridiculousness of it all, but to be fair, there is no such thing as a 2019 iPhone XS. It's a 2018 iPhone XS regardless of when it was purchased or manufactured, although that honestly just makes your situation even more ridiculous.