Nice, that's a good thing, I still think Apple should use standard
interfaces especially when using something proprietary offers no
advantage, and the lightning connector doesn't.
Original message:
Mike, the lightning spec was opened up sometime ago because it was
reverse engineered. I think Apple still has a certification process
but there’s plenty of stuff out there now that’s lightning compatible,
with the appropriate chip but not necessarily blessed by Apple. Not
sure if this is a Chinese intellectual property look the other way deal
but for example I just bought a bunch of lightning cables on Amazon for
about $5 a piece that include the chip or at least let’s say include a
chip that convinces the lightning circuits it’s Apple approved.
On Sep 8, 2016, at 11:44 AM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote:
Even for a third party company to address it, Apple would need to
approve the accessory, this is one reason why they use the lightning
interface instead of standard USB connections. Every lightning device
contains a chip that indicates that it's approved. If Apple decides
they don't like a particular company's product, they can refuse to
provide the chip and the device will not work. It will be interesting
to see if they ever embrace the up coming standard USB C interface or
stick with their proprietary, nonstandard ways of doing things. That is
one of my biggest pet peeves about Apple.
Original message:
Hi everyone, unfortunately as I predicted in my blog post of November
2015 and in subsequent posts on this, as has been confirmed by multiple
news sources today, Apple has not released an adapter that allows you
to use your phone and charge it at the same time.
The reaction to this lack of addressing of an important use case has
been fierce even among sighted people. Hopefully if Apple itself
doesn't respond quickly, a third-party manufacturer will address this
use case if the spec permits.
In the mean time, here are a couple of work-arounds. I don't think
these are at all adequate, but if you need to upgrade to an iPhone 7,
they might allow you to make do for a bit.
1. Those of you who listened to the recap of the Apple event on The
Blind Side with Jeff Bishop, David Woodbridge and me may have heard
this one already. David pointed out that the Apple Battery Case for the
iPhone will give your phone a recharge, and it contains its own
Lightning port. This means that if you want to use your phone with
wired headphones while charging, you can, by plugging Apple's supplied
Lightning adapter into the case, then your headphones into the adapter.
Second, Apple sells a Lightning Dock in its store for $49. This will
charge your phone, provide speakers, and it contains a 3.5 mm headphone
jack. If you charge your phone by the bed and just want to use it
there, or perhaps you use it at the office where it's plugged in, this
could work.
Third, a number of manufacturers, such as Griffin, sell a 3.5 to
Bluetooth adapter. This could introduce the dreaded lag inherent in
many Bluetooth audio devices with VO, but I guess the only way we'll
know that is to try them. They may get you by while you get a quick charge.
These are convoluted solutions for dealing with a use case that is
pretty basic for any decent smartphone, but if wireless earbuds aren't
an option for you, as they are not for me, they seem to be all we have
at present.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org>
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