No more updating right after you unpack your iPhone.

Apple will be able to update iPhones while they’re still in the box, report claims::No more updating right after you unpack your iPhone.

  • asbestos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    241·
    2 years ago

    Wouldn’t this require the phones in the box to be charged above some percentage? Also if they can turn it on wirelessly I can only assume it’s using BLE and I hope the feature is off once the user sets the phone up.

    • knotthatone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      If they design the process efficiently it shouldn’t burn too much battery to update the system image. The phone just needs to power up, connect to store wifi, apply the image and shut down. Doesn’t even need to power up the screen.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Also my first thought. But then I realized that since they support wireless charging pads, it is possible that they can also be charged while in the box.

      No one wants a new iPhone that comes out of the box at 10% charge. But maybe they can avoid this.