Dan Pražák As soon as Apple during yesterday evening started selling the Smart Battery Case for iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, many iPhone X owners started to wonder if the new accessory is also compatible with their phones. At first glance, the answer would be that most likely yes - after all, the iPhone XS and X have essentially the same dimensions (almost the only difference is the slightly larger and shifted camera lens). In the end, however, the situation is different, and the problem does not lie in the dimensions, but in Apple itself.
Even in the description of the charging case for the iPhone XS, there is not a single mention of compatibility with the older iPhone X. René Ritchie, the editor of the foreign magazine iMore, therefore bought a Battery Case today and tried it with the iPhone X. The case fits last year's model quite well, there is no problem even with a slightly larger camera, only the vents for the speaker and microphone are not in the exact plane. However, the problem is in the compatibility itself, when after connecting to the phone, an error message appears on the display that the accessory does not support the device being used.
In the end, the obstacle is not the slightly different dimensions, but directly Apple or protection he implemented into iOS. After putting the case on the iPhone X, the phone simply does not charge. It is at least strange that Apple is not able to offer a rechargeable case for its premium model from last year, which cost users at least 30 crowns, and when it introduces one, it is blocked by software. It's likely that the incompatibility is due to as yet unknown issues, but it could also be another way to force customers to upgrade to the latest model.
Update: The iPhone X compatibility situation appears to be more complicated than first thought. For some users, the Smart Battery Case with the previous year's model works, but either a restart or a system restore is required. Others were helped by the update to the beta version of iOS 12.1.3, which, on the other hand, does not (probably yet) support the iPhone XS Max version of the cover.
https://twitter.com/reneritchie/status/1085614096744148992
https://twitter.com/reneritchie/status/1085613007818973185
In addition, Apple does not sell any original iPhone X cases at all. You can buy them elsewhere, but only in a limited range of colors. A really big fail.
I don't understand who would put such nonsense on an iPhone. He must be really crazy??
For occasional use on travel, where you move in the field from morning to evening and click everything, resp. you're still navigating maps, wearing an iPhone is a good time for this. More convenient than external batteries with cables.
I have everything from Apple at home, actually the whole household except for the watch, I like classic watches, but this one is clearly a mess with the customer. sorry, but they have to dig when I got 31 last year and today it's not compatible, they're just fucked up
I bought an aluminum Series3 last February for 7500 CZK (in the USA) and in the fall I upgraded to a Series4 for about 10.000 CZK (again in the USA). So it's not that much. But I have the Series0 in steel and those cost a fortune and are useless.
"It just works and now we're marching in support of minorities"... ?
PEOPLE ARE GETTING SUCKED AND SUCKED BY THE EPL. IF PEOPLE FIND OUT THAT THE 10x CHEAPER PHONE WORKS GREAT AND HAS A 48 MPX CAMERA, THEN THEY CANNOT BE SAVED OR RESTORED THE PRODUCTION OF THE IPHONE 4
Interestingly, Kuk is convinced that he will beat down users reluctant to shell out 1400 euros for a phone when he has run out of quality arguments. Well, with me, he failed. Similar to airline disasters, failure is usually not one bad decision, but a series of bad decisions.
https://www.idownloadblog.com/2019/01/16/smart-battery-case-iphone-x-compatibility/
Battery capacity 1369 mAh for CZK 3490? This is definitely better at a fraction of the price of a power bank with a wider range of uses. Plus it's gross. After all, like everything that came out of Cook. Alternatively, it still goes to the appearance of things from the Jobs era. Which is a heavy shame. Fairly speaking.
https://www.mobilmania.cz/clanky/apple-zacal-prodavat-kryt-s-baterii-a-nabijeci-civkou-jeho-cena-vas-pobavi/sc-3-a-1344013/default.aspx