Tech enthusiasts and iPhone fanatics get more and more excited about the thought of having such iPhone 7 or any upcoming iPhone units that will enable them to have better speed of Wi-Fi. According to a report, developer Codebreaker Chase Fromm spotted and unleashed such mention of 'LiFiCapability' in the operating system iOS 9.1's library cache and update while browsing a bunch of codes.
Li-Fi, an innovation that is said to offer an improved speed than Wi-Fi, uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit information, which is a hundred times faster than Wi-Fi. With the recent news that roams around the web, Apple's upcoming mobile phones might include the "cutting-edge features." Able to transmit information with a more enhanced speed than Wi-Fi, its method is comprised of forwarding data that are passed through the air (not via radio waves) and are then received by a light sensor.
Over the years, Li-Fi has been a work in progress. Thanks to different research teams and developers at various universities such as in Strathclyde, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Cambridge. These institutions work their way to make Li-Fi more practical and accessible to telecommunication companies like Apple and many others.
Series of tests have noted "its ability to transfer information more than 100 Gbps, with a theoretical output of 224 Gbps." Hence, traditional Wi-Fi is only capable of "transferring data at around 7 gigabits per second (Gbps)." This simply identifies that high-definition films and other huge files could be downloaded to an iPhone over a Li-Fi connection in a snap of your fingers.
Although Chase Fromm suggests that Li-Fi could be one of the features in the iPhone 7, it is deemed unlikely to happen yet as it is still in the early stages of development -- improving its drawbacks and strengthening its weak points. Thus, researchers expect it to be "ready for commercial use by the end of the decade."
As of this writing, no confirmation has been made; nothing is deemed final. However, the rumours continue as polls and surveys have been everywhere -- tech sites, blogs and social media: Which among the rumoured features excites you the most? Let us know your thoughts.
