MacBooks also use USB-C. But still, the iPhone comes with a Lightning to USB-A cable. So you can't even plug your iPhone into your MacBook without buying a separate cable. Somehow, Apple's most ...

That year, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus shipped without ... The company also released its standard wired earbuds with a Lightning connector at the bottom, rather than a 3.5mm jack.

Lightning is one end of the cable, with USB Type A at the other. Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001.

Apple introduced the iPhone 7 in ... discontinuing the Lightning to Headphone Jack Adapter. In 2023, with the iPhone 15 series, Apple handsets now ship with a USB-C connector.

USB-C is the modern connection standard shared by most new devices today. It comes in several different formats—USB-C, USB4 and Thunderbolt—but they all have the same reversible connector at ...

Right now, the oldest phones still sold directly through Apple are the third-generation iPhone SE, the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Plus. As these phones feature a Lightning port, they are in violation ...

But Apple’s decision to ditch the proprietary Lightning adaptor from its smartphones was still a big one. Starting with the iPhone 15, virtually every new smartphone sold worldwide now uses the same ...