While Lightning may still be fine for charging compatible iPhones and iPads, as well as some small file transfers, Apple and ...

Anker's Lightning to USB Cable is inexpensive, well-built from the cord to the stress-relief collar, which protects the cable from damage caused by bending near the connector port.

The switch to USB-C, and the resulting death of the Lightning port, was ultimately made inevitable by legislation in the European Union, mandating that all cable-rechargeable devices sold in the EU ...

What Happened: Apple is ditching the Lightning cable with the iPhone 15 series and switching to the universal USB-C port, leaving very few products in its portfolio with its proprietary connector.

Apple leaks veteran Ming-Chi Kuo said a few days ago that the iPhone 15 models should be the first handsets to ditch the Lightning port in favor of USB-C. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman echoed that ...

The port is pretty much universal on high-end smartphones, and it has speed advantages over Lightning. And now with the MacBook Pro being a USB-C-only device, it's clear that Apple now endorses ...

With a built-in Lightning port, users could use an existing Lightning cable (the one that came with their iOS device) to charge the accessory.

Of course, Lightning’s early days weren’t all smooth sailing. Many consumers protested its sudden appearance on the scene, clinging tightly to their many dock-connector cables and accessories.

Apple may finally have to kill the Lightning port Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN Business 3 minute read Updated 8:23 AM EDT, Mon June 13, 2022 ...

Opinion RIP, Lightning cable: You showed what USB-C should have been USB-C has taken forever to get where Lightning was at its start. By Alaina Yee Senior Editor, PCWorld Jun 27, 2022 7:37 am PDT ...