Apple ditches the Lightning connector in favor of USB-C after 11 years

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Yes, it charged our iPhones and iPads, but the connector also found its way into keyboards, Airpods, the Apple Pen, and many other small peripherals.

It seems like the entire world was switching to USB-C – and one major driver for that was that the EU had enough of the e-waste and complications of too many different chargers.

Today, as part of its iPhone 15 launch, the Cupertino-based org announced that the Lightning connector was going bye-bye, 11 years to the day since its introduction

Personally, I think it’s pretty lame that Apple didn’t lead the charge (pun so very much intended) several iPhone generations ago.

The writing was on the wall for Lightning for a long time, and it seems like Apple was hoping to be able to wait it out before it ever-so-courageously (ahem) ditched any connectors on the phone in favor of full wireless everything.

It turns out, though, that when you’re out and about – even with powerful magnets holding your wireless charger to the back of your device – it’s sorta useful to be able just securely to plug in and forget about it.

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4 comments

- But they were brave! /s
How long have we used usb a now? It must've been almost 30 years. Can we just standardize usb c and use it for the next 30? It can have backwards compatibility as it improves.
- I think that's likely the way we are going. The eu specifically calls out usb-c in there charging port standardized legislation. That alone will keep usb-c relevant for a very long time.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Yes, it charged our iPhones and iPads, but the connector also found its way into keyboards, Airpods, the Apple Pen, and many other small peripherals.
It seems like the entire world was switching to USB-C – and one major driver for that was that the EU had enough of the e-waste and complications of too many different chargers.
Today, as part of its iPhone 15 launch, the Cupertino-based org announced that the Lightning connector was going bye-bye, 11 years to the day since its introduction
Personally, I think it’s pretty lame that Apple didn’t lead the charge (pun so very much intended) several iPhone generations ago.
The writing was on the wall for Lightning for a long time, and it seems like Apple was hoping to be able to wait it out before it ever-so-courageously (ahem) ditched any connectors on the phone in favor of full wireless everything.
It turns out, though, that when you’re out and about – even with powerful magnets holding your wireless charger to the back of your device – it’s sorta useful to be able just securely to plug in and forget about it.
The original article contains 462 words, the summary contains 189 words. Saved 59%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!