Lightning was initially a superior alternative to Micro-USB and its own 30-pin connectors. A few years later, though, Apple found itself clinging to Lightning despite the obvious technical superiority ...

and with it landed the final nails in the coffin of Apple’s Lightning connector. That’s right: almost 12 years after its debut, the Lightning port is officially dead. Now Apple’s entire line ...

Apple no longer manufactures any iPhones with a Lightning port, and all models in the ‌iPhone‌ lineup feature USB-C. Apple does still sell refurbished iPhones that use Lightning, but its main ...

However, while the port itself was durable, Apple's Lightning charging cables were notorious for their poor quality. They had a tendency to fray and break near the connector, and the connectors ...

Apple’s decision to ditch the proprietary Lightning adaptor from its phones was a huge decision – but as you’ll hear, it had no choice but to move to USB-C. Virtually every new smartphone sold ...

He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple has stopped selling new iPhones with Lightning ports with the launch of the iPhone 16E and the removal of the iPhone 14 and ...

Another seemingly doomed feature is the humble Lightning port. Early iPhone models used Apple's 30-pin connector, but this was killed off in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and its Lightning port.

Apple has a history of giving bad excuses for withholding or breaking features. For itself and its customers, the company ...

The iPhone 16e's USB-C connector also means that Apple's smartphone lineup has officially ditched the Lightning connector.

Apple's iPhone 16E, the replacement for the 2020 iPhone SE, has seen the company finally kill off multiple things in one go. From the home button to the Lightning port, Apple's new cheapest phone ...

Ford Mustang Mach-E and Ford F-150 Lightning customers that use the Apple Maps EV Routing feature in CarPlay can now be ...