At the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event, Apple’s Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak discussed a wide range of topics, including USB-C on the iPhone, why iPadOS still lacks a calculator app, iMessage on Android, and more.
The European Union is forcing all consumer electronics devices, including iPhones and AirPods, to migrate to USB-C by the end of 2024. The new rules will directly affect Apple, which still uses Lightning connectors on iPhones and AirPods. Joswiak, also known as Joz, said at today’s event that Apple will “must follow” the new rules, indirectly confirming that iPhones will switch to USB-C in the future. There are reports that Apple is testing USB-C on iPhone 15 models, which are expected to be released next fall.
Federighi and Joz talked about the pace of innovation in the iPhone, including whether smartphones are becoming boring and whether the iPhone needs to be updated every year. “People are very excited about the new iPhone,” Joz said of the new iPhone 14 Pro features, including a new 48MP camera and Dynamic Island. “We always have a lot to take out,” Federighi said. “We’ve been working on it over the years and we believe there are a range of things that can help our customers better.”
On why iPadOS still lacks a native calculator app, Joz said, “There’s a lot. Go to the App Store.” “I use third-party apps,” said Joanna Stern of The Wall Street Journal. When pressed on what the two executives wanted to do with their iPads, he continued.
Federighi and Joz were also asked about the lack of iMessage on Android and why Apple kept iMessage on Apple devices. Asked about an email he sent in 2013, Federighi said, “I’m concerned that iMessage on Android will only remove the barrier for iPhone families to give their kids an Android phone.”
“I didn’t know it would ship,” Federighi joked in response to the question. “If we’re going to go into a market and go down the path of building apps, we’ve got to go into that market in a way that makes an impact, we’re going to have a lot of customers, and we’re going to have a great experience,” Federighi said.
“If we just release an app that doesn’t really get critical mass on other platforms, then what comes with it is that it prevents us from innovating in all the ways we want to innovate for our customers’ information, and it’s not going to A lot has been achieved in any other area,” explains Federighi. He concluded that iMessage on Android appears to be a “one-off” that “will not serve the world.”
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