Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak discuss USB-C on iPhone, iMessage on Android, iPadOS Calculator app shortage, pace of innovation, and more

In the The Wall Street JournalAt the Tech Live event, Apple’s Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak spoke on a wide range of topics, including USB-C on IphoneWhy iPadOS Still Lacks Calculator App, iMessage on Android, and More.

The European Union is forcing all consumer electronic devices, including iPhone‌ and AirPods, to move to USB-C by the end of 2024. The new rule will directly affect Apple, which still uses the Lightning connector on iPhone‌ and AirPods. Speaking today at the event, Joswiak, also known as Jos, said Apple “must comply” with the new rule, indirect confirmation that “iPhone” will switch to USB-C in the future. Reports indicate that Apple is testing USB-C playback iPhone 15 Models, slated for release next fall.

Federighi and Joz talked about the pace of innovation on the iPhone‌, including whether or not smartphones are boring and whether the iPhone‌ needs an update every year. Jose said, pointing to the new features on iPhone 14 ProIncluding the new 48MP camera and dynamic island. “We always have a lot of things to get rid of,” Federighi said. “We’ve been working on things for years and years, and there are a bunch of things that we think will help our customers better.”

Speaking about why iPadOS still lacks the original calculator app, Jose said, “There are a lot of them. Go to App Store. “I am using third party apps”, continued when pressed before The Wall Street JournalJoanna Stern talks about what CEOs do when they want something to count on themselves IPAD.

Federighi and Joz were also asked about the lack of iMessage on Android and Apple’s reasoning behind keeping iMessage exclusive to Apple devices. Asked about Federgy Send an email in 2013 He said, “I am concerned that iMessage on Android will simply uninstall [an] An obstacle for iPhone families to give their children Android phones. ”

“I’m not aware of it being shipped,” Federgi joked in response to the question. “If we’re going into a market and going the way of creating an app, we have to be in it in a way that’s going to make a difference, have a lot of customers, and get a lot of customers,” Federighi said.

“If we had just shipped an app that didn’t really get critical mass on other platforms, what it would have come with is that it would have held us back from innovating in all the ways we want to innovate in messages for our customers and they wouldn’t have accomplished much at all any other way.” He concluded by saying that iMessage on Android seemed like a “throw” that wouldn’t serve the world.

During the interview, Federighi and Joz also talked about Apple’s move to Apple silicon on the Mac, Apple’s stance on privacy, Apple’s return to personal work and the controversy surrounding it. The full 35-minute interview can be watched by Replay live On the The Wall Street JournalTwitter account of .