Chance Miller.
The iPhone 15 coming this fall is widely rumored to make the switch to USB-C
for the first time.
One engineer, however, has taken matters into their own hands and created
what might very well be all of our worst nightmare: a dual-port iPhone with
both Lightning and USB-C. Why?
While we've previously seen engineers mod an iPhone to replace the Lightning
port with a USB-C port, this is a completely different spin on things. In a
video posted to YouTube, the engineer adds a second port to their iPhone,
putting a USB-C port on the right-hand side of the existing Lightning port.
Both of these ports are fully functional, too.
One commenter on Reddit did point out a benefit to this dual-port design:
"Now you can use headphones and charge at the same time like it's 2016."
This, of course, is in reference to the removal of the headphone jack on the
iPhone 7, which presented some problems for iPhone users who were big fans
of wired headphones.
Despite that one benefit, this is pretty much our worst nightmare. We've
been asking Apple to switch from Lightning to USB-C for years, and rumors
say the iPhone 15 will make our dreams finally come true. It's time to let
Lightning float off into the sunset.
One reason the iPhone 15 will finally make the switch to USB-C is because of
impending legislation in the European Union that will require pretty much
all personal electronics to use a common charging port. A rumor on Friday,
however, also suggested that Apple may limit certain features to certified
cables and accessories. This would suggest that Apple would maintain its
proprietary Made-For-iPhone ecosystem, despite the use of a common charging
standard.
But it's also important to keep in mind that the USB-C port on the iPad,
Apple TV remote, or Thunderbolt ports on Apple's various Macs are not
restricted to Apple-certified accessories only. Hopefully, the iPhone 15
with USB-C continues that pattern.
9to5Mac.
===========================================================
The fb-exchange mailing list
Manage account,
List Page: https://www.freelists.org/list/fb-exchange
Archive: https://www.freelists.org/archive/fb-exchange
To unsubscribe: log onto the List page and select "Unsubscribe".
Administrative contact: insight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
===========================================================
