Apple could also be forced to abandon the Lightning charging port on its range of accessories and to generalize the USB-Type C port. AirPods, entry-level iPads or even its mice and keyboards are in the pipeline. .
It’s the rumor of the moment. Will Apple switch all of its devices to USB-C? The iPhone 2023 seems well on its way to abandoning the Lightning port and it would not be the only one.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, always affable when it comes to Apple and rumors, AirPods headphones could follow suit.
All accessories under one roof
For the analyst, Apple should simply switch all its accessories to USB-C. So farewell to the emblematic charging port introduced with the iPhone 5, also to satisfy the European authorities, hello the standard.
Because the AirPods are not the only ones apart from the iPhone to be recharged with the Lightning cable. The AirPods Max headset, the iPad (excluding the latest iPad Pro, iPad Air and iPad mini), the Apple TV remote control or even the Magic Mouse, the mouse with the most poorly placed Lightning port possible under its belly, and iMac keyboards may also have to undergo the change.
For Ming-Chi Kuo, this change should come ” in the near future “. As much as it is rumored that the iPhone 15 could ignore any charging system to focus solely on Qi induction charging, it would be impossible for accessories. So several solutions exist such as the arrival of a USB-C to Lightning adapter that Apple would then sell so as not to lose its ecosystem in place for 10 years and the arrival of its new connector.
A lightning ecosystem on the alert
Because behind this change may already have been reflected by the Apple brand, which is said to be in the test phase on a smartphone with USB-C after having switched its MacBooks and iPads, it’s a whole environment of props partners who are on the alert.
To be able to offer Lightning-compatible speakers, headphones, docks, chargers, manufacturers must purchase a license from Apple, not counting those who want the license “Made for iPhone” which signals perfect integration, especially in home automation. Going all to USB-C would be a loss for Apple, but also for those who sell sometimes more expensive products, targeting a target that is less expensive and therefore less tempted by entry-level accessories. With the generalization of USB-C, everyone would be in the same boat, Android users as iOS.
However, it is going a little too fast to imagine Apple giving in so quickly to the EU after having fought and stayed the course not to give in to microUSB, which Europe also wanted to make the only standard in 2009. to comply with the law which demanded compatibility above all, the American firm had drawn a microUSB adapter to its 30-pin switch at the time. This time, the EU requires the integration of a USB Type C port in the devices, a simple adapter might not be enough. To be continued…
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