The iPhone’s Lightning connector is counting down its hours with the upcoming release of the iPhone 15. International pressures and laws have made it increasingly difficult for Apple to continue with its own connectors. That’s why the next iPhone 15 will come with USB-C as a charging and data transfer connector. But not only, since Apple accessories must also have a version with USB-C since at least four new iPhone 15 models will have it. Actually, EarPods with this connector would already be in mass production
USB-C will come to the iPhone 15… and EarPods too
September will be a key month for Apple. Not only because of the launch of the iPhone 15, but also because of what it entails. This not only implies the almost definitive abandonment of its Lightning connector but that means accommodating USB-C on one more device (and not just any device): the iPhone. The latest iPad models already include this connector for charging and data transfer, but ditching Lightning in a device like the iPhone is a very big change.
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Also, MFI USB-C cables and Earpods have been in mass production for quite some time, this is the best proof that this is happening.
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The bone Listeners of Apple are the big apple wired headphones that although they have been relegated by the AirPods, they are still available for purchase in stores. According a leaker on Twitter
The big apple should also adapt other accessories specific to it to USB-C connectivity but not in the short term. Among some of these accessories we have the charging cases for AirPods, the MagSafe battery, the Magic Keyboard, the Magic Trackpad and the Magic Mouse. We will see what is the integration of USB-C in the Apple ecosystem and what are the deadlines established by the big apple in the short, medium and long term.
