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It's truly a USB-C world and we're just living in it. Apple has not only announced the new iPhone 16e with a USB-C port and also discontinued the iPhone 14, the final Lightning port relic. That's ...

The Apple USB-C transition officially reached its final stage in February 2025 when the iPhone 16e launched as the last model completing the shift away from Lightning. With the Lightning port end now ...

An independent engineer known for modifying Apple products today revealed a new accessory that adds a fully functional USB-C port to older iPhones with Lightning ports via a custom-designed case. Ken ...

With the debut of its M4-powered iMac, Apple finally replaced the Lightning port on its Magic accessories with USB-C. The Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad were Apple’s last commonly ...

Apple’s iPhone 15 series, launched in September 2023, replaced the proprietary Lightning port with USB-C, ending more than a decade of Apple-only charging cables. The switch was driven by European ...

The long and short of it is that Apple most likely made the decision to comply with a law imposed by the EU mandating that a multitude of devices have a common charger, which included smartphones.

That's one less reason to upgrade your older iPhone with a Lightning connector. Swiss robotics engineer Ken Pillonel just developed a commercial solution for iPhone users with Lightning connectors who ...