I have an Anka 20,000 MA battery for my long international flights, but of course I can't use wired headphones with the iPhone 7 and use that. A pretty basic use case for a frequent international traveller. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org
> On 9/09/2016, at 4:30 AM, Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi! > I don’t want to have a case on as it makes the phone much bigger. > I had an anker lipstick battery but gave it away. > I have another wich i use but it can only do one and a half charge on the > iphone. > So i am deffinitly looking for something good. > /A >> On 8 Sep 2016, at 17:25, Mary Otten <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I guess this is why they say "different strokes." I definitely use a battery >> case. Of course, I'm not flying on a plane for 12 hours at a time. I'm just >> trying to get through a day of very heavy phone use, and I'm not always near >> a plug. So for me, a battery case is the height of convenience. The nice >> thing about some battery cases is that they can be recharged independently >> of the phone. Naturally, that means you have to take the case off of the >> phone. But that's not a big deal as far as I'm concerned. I was very >> disappointed with the last case from mophi that I had, because you could not >> charge it independently of the phone. Crappy design. And I don't know about >> the one from Apple. I have one from a third-party that I purchased on a deal >> from Amazon sometime ago. It has worked quite well, and was inexpensive. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 8, 2016, at 8:17 AM, Jonathan Mosen <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> Hi Mary, I detest a case of all kind, so I've not used any, let alone a >>> battery one. But if there are multiple cases of this kind then I definitely >>> need to come up to speed. Course, then you have to charge the case when >>> that goes flat, so it's all a hassle but it is what it is. >>> Jonathan Mosen >>> Mosen Consulting >>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >>> http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/> >>>> On 9/09/2016, at 3:09 AM, Mary Otten <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> If the solution proposed by David works with the Apple case, I assume >>>> that it will also work with third-party cases, which will probably be >>>> better value, i.e. cost less and have more battery in them. For people, >>>> who use these battery cases, this will be a good solution. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Sep 8, 2016, at 7:59 AM, Jonathan Mosen <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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/> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>> >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>> >>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>>>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>>> Quinn - 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