USB-C support through USB-C to Lightning cable. Lightning was a replacement port for Apple's old 30-pin connector first introduced with the iPod back in 2001. As a replacement, it was better in every way: It was smaller, it could be inserted either way, and it moved data and power m...
One end of the Lightning Cable has a USB-C port for its charging base, however. This means that you can buy plug adapters and multi-port configurations, but you’ll still need the Lightning Cable in order to charge your Apple device. This exclusivity and obvious anti-consumer behavior is ...
After years of the Lightning port on iPhones, iPads, and other devices, Apple is forced to switch to USB-C, thanks in part to the European Union. In many ways, that’s a good thing for users, but you don’t believe it’s going to be a seamless transition, do you? It’s not....
iPhone to Transition from Lightning Port to USB-C Port Image Source: Apple BEIJING, May 11 (TMTPOST) — Apple will transition its new iPhones from the lightning port to USB-C ports in the second half of 2023, Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities said on Twitter. The ...
Regardless of it theoretically being a better port for mobile devices, Lightning, which set the stage for USB-C, has become yet another victim of progress due to its limits in data transfer, power capabilities, and speed — the same as so many other connector "standards" have. ...
Apple will ditch its proprietary Lightning port and switch to USB-C on all or possibly some models of the iPhone 15 lineup destined to launch in the...
“My latest survey indicates that 2H23 new iPhone will abandon Lightning port and switch to USB-C port. USB-C could improve iPhone’s transfer and charging speed in hardware designs, but the final spec details depend on iOS support,” Kuo said in a tweet. ...
Apple might switch all AirPods and iPhones to USB-C charging port Apple has been slow in adopting the USB-C port. Starting in 2018, the company updated the iPad lineup with USB-C port: iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation or later), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later), iPad ...
Apple is preparing to swap the proprietary Lightning port on its iPhones next year for the nearly universally-embraced USB-C, claims company analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a pair of tweets, Kuo said Apple was going to make the change in 2023, basing this claim on an unspecified “survey”...
Apple accessories like the Magic Keyboard, Mouse, and Trackpad that accompany the newly announced M3 iMac still feature a Lightning port instead of a USB-C port More: Macworld, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, 9to5Toys, and Ghacks Threads: @parkerortolani. X: @dylanmcd8, @iupdate, @cobredev,...