Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak Discuss USB-C on iPhone, iMessage on Android, Lack of iPadOS Calculator App, Pace of Innovation, and More

At the Wall Street Journal's Tech Live event, Apple's Craig Federighi talked about a wide range of topics, including the lack of a calculator app in iPadOS, and the fact that the phone doesn't come with a keyboard.

The EU is requiring all consumer electronic devices, including the iPhone and AirPods, to be compatible with the universal serial bus by the end of the year. The rule will have a direct impact on Apple, which still uses the Lightning port on the Air Pod. At the event today, Joz said that Apple will have to comply with the new rule and that the iPhone will switch tousb-c in the future There are reports that Apple is testing a new feature on the next iteration of its flagship device.

Federighi and Joz talked about the pace of innovation on the iPhone and whether or not it has become boring. Joz said that people were excited by the new features on the new iPhones, including the 48MP camera and Dynamic Island. Federighi said that they have a lot of stuff to get out. There are a lot of things that we believe will help our customers.

Joz said that there are a lot of native calculator apps for iPadOS. You can go to the app store. He said that he uses third-party apps when he wants to calculate something on his iPad.

Federighi and Joz were asked about the reasons behind Apple's decision to keep iMessage exclusive to Apple devices Federighi was asked about an email he sent in which he said, "I'm concerned that iMessage on Android would simply serve to remove an obstacle to iPhone families giving their kids a phone that's compatible with the operating system."

Federighi joked that he was not aware of the shipping. Federighi said that if they wanted to enter a market and build an application, they had to be in it in a way that made a difference.

If we just shipped an app that didn't get critical mass on other platforms, we wouldn't have been able to innovate in the way we want to because we wouldn't have been able to do that on other platforms.

Federighi and Joz talked about Apple's return to in-person work and the controversy surrounding it during their interview. The Wall Street Journal's live stream can be watched through a replay.